nucleotide Hear it!

nucleotide definition

nu·cleo·tide (no̵̅o̅′klē ō tīd′, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

  1. any of several phosphate esters of nucleosides: the basic unit of nucleic acids
  2. any of several compounds not found in nucleic acids, which function as coenzymes

Etymology: altered < nucleoside

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.