ribonucleotide

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌraɪ boʊˈnu kli əˌtaɪd, -ˈnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.

Origin of ribonucleotide

First recorded in 1925–30; ribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

Words nearby ribonucleotide

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

Medical definitions for ribonucleotide

ribonucleotide
[ rī′bō-nōō′klē-ə-tīd′ ]

n.

A nucleotide that contains ribose as its sugar and usually occurs as a component of RNA.