Synonyms for nucleotide

Most common

phosphonucleotide

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   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.

Related words

Phrases

diphosphopyridine nucleotide triphosphopyridine nucleotide

Forms

Plural

nucleotides → bases, phosphonucleotides…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

base¹