ectonucleoside

E1C3T1O1N1U1C3L1E1O1S1I1D2E1

noun

Any nucleoside that is found outside of a cell

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounectonucleoside (plural ectonucleosides)

plural ectonucleosides

  1. Any nucleoside that is found outside of a cell

    A recent study reported that the endoplasmic reticulum enzyme ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 5 stimulates ATP consumption and favors aerobic glycolysis, thereby promoting cancer cell survival [30 ].

    2015 August 19, “High Inorganic Phosphate Intake Promotes Tumorigenesis at Early Stages in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ecto- + nucleoside.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

ectonucleoside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectonucleoside

MLA

“ectonucleoside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectonucleoside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectonucleoside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectonucleoside.

Source: ectonucleoside on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.