nucleotide
Meaning of nucleotide
noun
The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.
Information about nucleotide
- It is a name.
- The plural form of nucleotide is: nucleotides.
- Languages in which nucleotide is used:
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Hyphenation of nucleotide
nu-cleo-tide
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- nucleotide is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of nucleotide
- Spanish: nucleótido
- French: nucléotide
Words that rhyme with nucleotide
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