NUCLEOSIDES 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.
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Word: NUCLEOSIDES
Length: 11 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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