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Definition of "cytidine" []

  • A white crystalline nucleoside, C9H13N3O5, composed of one molecule each of cytosine and ribose. (noun)

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Use "cytidine" in a sentence
  • "Compared to human milk, cow's milk has lower levels of nucleotide as uridine, inosine, and cytidine."
  • "Atomic Energy Commission at that time, otherwise they certainly would have done the obvious follow-up experiment, using uniformly U-14C labeled cytidine themselves."
  • "Therefore by both criteria it appeared certain that the 14C reached the deoxyribose directly from the cytidine."
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