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Definition of: nucleoside
(n
′klē·ə·sīd′, ny′-) noun Biochem.
A glycoside derived from nucleic acid by removing the phosphoric acid from a nucleotide, leaving the carbohydrate in combination with the purine or pyrimidine derivative.
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