noun
- a compound consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base linked to a ribose or deoxyribose sugar
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Adenosine is a nucleoside composed of adenine and ribose.
- The nucleoside serves as a building block for nucleotides.
- Scientists studied the nucleoside’s role in DNA synthesis.
- Each nucleoside contains a sugar molecule and a nitrogenous base.
- The researcher isolated the nucleoside from the cellular extract.
- Nucleosides are important components in genetic material.