NUCLEOSIDES
14
Scrabble
18
WWF
N(1) U(1) C(3) L(1) E(1) O(1) S(1) I(1) D(2) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
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.
Source: Wiktionary
