uridine

[ yoo r-i-deen, -din ]
/ ˈyʊər ɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.

Words nearby uridine

uricase, urico-, uricolysis, uricosuria, uricotelic, uridine, uridine diphosphate, uridine phosphate, uridine triphosphate, uridrosis, uridylic acid

British Dictionary definitions for uridine

uridine
/ (ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn) /

noun

biochem a nucleoside present in all living cells in a combined form, esp in RNA

Word Origin for uridine

C20: from uro- 1 + -ide + -ine ²

Medical definitions for uridine

uridine
[ yur′ĭ-dēn′ ]

n.

A white odorless powder that is the nucleoside of uracil and is important in carbohydrate metabolism.