First Known Use: 1908
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nucleotide
noun nu·cle·o·tide \ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌtīd, ˈnyü-\
Definition of NUCLEOTIDE
: any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine or pyrimidine base and to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units of nucleic acids (as RNA and DNA) — compare nucleoside
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Origin of NUCLEOTIDE
International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from nucle- + -ide
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nucleotide
noun nu·cle·o·tide \ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌtīd\
Medical Definition of NUCLEOTIDE
: any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine or pyrimidine base and to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units of RNA and DNA—compare nucleoside
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