nucleotide
noun
- any of several phosphate esters of nucleosides: the basic unit of nucleic acids
- any of several compounds not found in nucleic acids, which function as coenzymes
See nucleotide in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(no͞oˈklē-ə-tīdˌ, nyo͞oˈ-)
noun Any of various compounds consisting of a nucleoside combined with a phosphate group and forming the basic constituent of DNA and RNA.
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