deoxyribonucleoside
[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, -ˈnyu- /
noun Biochemistry.
a compound composed of deoxyribose and either a purine or a pyrimidine.
Origin of deoxyribonucleoside
First recorded in 1965–70;
deoxyribo(nucleic acid) +
nucleoside
Words nearby deoxyribonucleoside
deoxyhemoglobin,
deoxymannose,
deoxyribonuclease,
deoxyribonucleic acid,
deoxyribonucleoprotein,
deoxyribonucleoside,
deoxyribonucleotide,
deoxyribose,
deoxythymidylic acid,
dep.,
depaint
Medical definitions for deoxyribonucleoside
deoxyribonucleoside
[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-sīd′ ]
n.
A nucleoside containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.