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Noun: nucleoside  'n(y)ook-lee-u,sId
  1. A glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
    "Adenosine is an example of a nucleoside found in DNA and RNA"

Derived forms: nucleosides

Type of: glycoside

Encyclopedia: Nucleoside