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Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
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Origin
- Englishribo-
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishnucleotide
- Englishribonucleotide
From ribo- + nucleotide.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ribonucleòtid
- ribonucleòtidnucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Finnish ribonukleotidi
- ribonukleotidinucleotide having ribose as its sugar
French ribonucléotide
- ribonucléotidenucleotide having ribose as its sugar
German Ribonukleotid
- Ribonukleotidnucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Hungarian ribonukleotid
- ribonukleotidnucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Icelandic ríbónúkleótíð
- ríbónúkleótíðnucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Italian ribonucleotide
- ribonucleotidenucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Spanish ribonucleótido
- ribonucleótidonucleotide having ribose as its sugar
Cite this entry
APA
ribonucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonucleotide
MLA
“ribonucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonucleotide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribonucleotide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribonucleotide.
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