deoxyribonucleotide

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

Medical definitions for deoxyribonucleotide

deoxyribonucleotide
[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōōklē-ə-tīd′ ]

n.

A nucleotide containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.