nucleotide

== English == === Etymology === From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) +‎ -ide (“chemical suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/, /ˈn(j)u(ː)klioʊˌtaɪd/ === Noun === nucleotide (plural nucleotides) (biochemistry) 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. ==== Hyponyms ==== adenosine triphosphate (ATP) adenylate guanylate cytidylate thymidylate uridylate ==== Meronyms ==== nucleoside nucleobase ==== Holonyms ==== codon DNA RNA ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nucleoside nucleobase DNA RNA == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nu.kle.oˈti.de/ Rhymes: -ide Hyphenation: nu‧cle‧o‧tì‧de === Noun === nucleotide m (plural nucleotidi) (biochemistry) nucleotide ==== Related terms ==== nucleotidico ribonucleotide