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Definition of "ribonucleoside" []

  • A nucleoside that contains ribose as its sugar component. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ribonucleoside" in a sentence
  • "Yann Astier, Orit Braha, and Hagan Bayley, “Toward single molecule DNA sequencing: Direct identification of ribonucleoside and deoxyribonucleoside 5'-monophosphates by using an engineered protein nanopore equipped with a molecular adapter,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 128 2006, 1705–1710."
  • "AICAR -- full name 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside -- works by stopping the calcium leak, thus preventing the vicious circle from getting under way."