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ribonucleoside

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribonucleoside1

First recorded in 1930–35; ribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoside
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Example Sentences

These are produced in many Gammaproteobacteria by a ribonucleotide reductase that acts on the corresponding ribonucleoside triphosphates.

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