ALL meanings of nucleoside
nu·cle·o·side
N n - noun nucleoside any of the class of compounds derived by the hydrolysis of nucleic acids or nucleotides, consisting typically of deoxyribose or ribose combined with adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine. 1
- noun nucleoside A compound (e.g., adenosine or cytidine) commonly found in DNA or RNA, consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar. 1
- noun nucleoside a compound containing a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar (usually ribose or deoxyribose) 0
- noun nucleoside any of various compounds consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a carbohydrate: a major component of a nucleotide 0