English noun: nucleotide | |||
1. | nucleotide (substance) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | ||
Synonyms | base | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ester | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | A, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine triphosphate, adenylic acid, ADP, AMP, ATP, base pair, C, deoxyadenosine monophosphate, deoxycytidine monophosphate, deoxyguanosine monophosphate, deoxythymidine monophosphate, G, muton, T, U, uracil | ||