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noun
Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: nucleoside
History
From ἰνός (inós), genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, muscle”).
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