uridine
[ yoor-i-deen, -din ]
nounBiochemistry.
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
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British Dictionary definitions for uridine
uridine
/ (ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn) /
noun
biochem a nucleoside present in all living cells in a combined form, esp in RNA
Origin of uridine
1C20: from uro- 1 + -ide + -ine ²
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