nucleoside

Definitions of nucleoside
  1. noun
    a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
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    adenosine
    (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
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