Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nucleoside

/ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: nu-cle-o-side
IPA: /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.

Etymology

Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/

Inflected Forms

nucleosides (plural)

Derived Forms

aminonucleoside anhydronucleoside antinucleoside azanucleoside deoxynucleoside desoxynucleoside dideoxynucleoside dinucleoside ectonucleoside internucleoside iodonucleoside mononucleoside

Phrases

C-nucleoside

Frequently Paired Words

DNA nucleobase nucleotide RNA

Questions

How do you pronounce nucleoside?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌsaɪd/.
What does nucleoside mean?: an organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
Where does nucleoside come from?: Probably from nucleo- + (glyc)oside.

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