deoxyribonucleotide

[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]

noun Biochemistry.

an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

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deoxyribonucleotide in Medicine

deoxyribonucleotide

[dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′]

n.

A nucleotide containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.

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