Cytidine definition

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A white crystalline nucleoside, C₉ H₁₃ N₃ O₅ , composed of one molecule each of cytosine and ribose.

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A white, crystalline nucleoside, C₉H₁₃N₃O₅, condensed from cytosine and ribose: it is a major component of RNA.

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A nucleoside, C₉ H₁₃ N₃ O₅ , composed of cytosine and ribose.

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(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

cytidine

Plural:

cytidines

Origin of cytidine

cyt(o)– –id(e) –ine

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition