Nucleoside (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine.
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  1. a compound containing a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar (usually ribose or deoxyribose)
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