deoxyribonucleotide

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxyribonucleotide¹

First recorded in 1945–50; deoxyribo(nucleic acid) + nucleotide

Example Sentences

Reagents, primers, and other chemical components — like amidites and deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates, which are essential for the chemical analysis used to detect the virus’ presence — had never been widely manufactured in the country and had to be imported.

From Seattle Times