A nucleotide component of DNA containing 2-deoxy-d-ribose; the phosphoric ester of deoxyribonucleoside; formed in nucleotide biosynthesis.
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de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide also des·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cle·o·tide -'n(y)ü-klē-ə-.tīd n a nucleotide that contains deoxyribose and is a constituent of DNA
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de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cleo·tide (de-ok″se-ri″bo-nooґkle-o-tīd) a nucleotide consisting of a purine or a pyrimidine base bonded to deoxyribose, which in turn is bound to a phosphate group.Medical dictionary. 2011.