NUCLEOSIDE
10 letters
13 Scrabble points
Definition of NUCLEOSIDE
noun
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An organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
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Length
10 letters
Scrabble Score
13 points