ribonucleoside

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-sahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌsaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.

Origin of ribonucleoside

First recorded in 1930–35; ribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoside

Words nearby ribonucleoside

riboflavin, riboflavin kinase, ribonuclease, ribonucleic acid, ribonucleoprotein, ribonucleoside, ribonucleotide, ribose, ribose 5-phosphate isomerase, riboso, ribosomal rna

Medical definitions for ribonucleoside

ribonucleoside
[ rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-sīd′ ]

n.

A nucleoside that contains ribose as its sugar component; as in uridine.