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Etymology
1. nucleotide
noun. ['ˈnuːkliːəˌtaɪd'] a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA).
Synonyms
- adenosine triphosphate
- AMP
- deoxythymidine monophosphate
- deoxyadenosine monophosphate
- adenosine monophosphate
- ADP
- deoxycytidine monophosphate
- muton
- base
- base pair
- A
- ATP
- uracil
- T
- U
- C
- G
- deoxyguanosine monophosphate
- adenosine diphosphate
- adenylic acid
Antonyms
- noble
- incidental
- genuine
- legitimate
Etymology
- -ide (English)
- nucleo- (English)
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1. Adjective
A nucleotide consists of a single sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen-containing base.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Each nucleotide has three parts: a 5-carbon ribose sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.
3. Preposition or subordinating conjunction
Hot glue all red adenine nucleotide stick halves to the blue thymine stick halves to represent nucleotide base pairing.