nucleotide

See also: Nucleotide and nucléotide

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From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) +‎ -ide (“chemical suffix”)

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nucleotide (plural nucleotides)

  1. (biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.

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Noun

nucleotide m (plural nucleotidi)

  1. (biochemistry) nucleotide
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