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
Words nearby deoxyribonucleotide
deoxymannose,
deoxyribonuclease,
deoxyribonucleic acid,
deoxyribonucleoprotein,
deoxyribonucleoside,
deoxyribonucleotide,
deoxyribose,
deoxythymidylic acid,
dep.,
depaint,
depants
Medical definitions for deoxyribonucleotide
deoxyribonucleotide
[ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]
n.
A nucleotide containing deoxyribose that is a constituent of DNA.