arabinoside

[ ar-uh-bin-uh-sahyd, uh-rab-uh-nuh- ]
/ ˌær əˈbɪn əˌsaɪd, əˈræb ə nə- /

noun Biochemistry.

a glycoside of arabinose, especially any of those used in antiviral therapy as structural analogs of ribonucleosides.

Origin of arabinoside

First recorded in 1925–30; arabinose + -ide