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nucleotideMain Entry: nu·cle·o·tide Pronunciation: \ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌtīd, ˈnyü-\ Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from nucle- + -ide Date: 1908 : 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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