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ribonucleotide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any nucleotide having ribose as its sugar

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ribotide

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ribo- Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nucleotide English ribonucleotide From ribo- + nucleotide.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ribonucleòtid — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Finnish: ribonukleotidi — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • French: ribonucléotide — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Georgian: რიბონუკლეოტიდი (ribonuḳleoṭidi) — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • German: Ribonukleotid — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Hungarian: ribonukleotid — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Icelandic: ríbónúkleótíð — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Italian: ribonucleotide — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
  • Spanish: ribonucleótido — nucleotide having ribose as its sugar