Meanings
noundeoxynucleoside (plural deoxynucleosides)
plural deoxynucleosides
- biochemistryAny nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Englishdeoxy-
- Englishnucleoside
- Englishdeoxynucleoside
From deoxy- + nucleoside.
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deoxynucleoside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxynucleoside
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