Etymology: deoxyribose + nucleotide
: a nucleotide that contains deoxyribose and is a consitituent of DNA
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/dee ok'si ruy'boh nooh"klee euh tuyd', -nyooh"-/, n. Biochem.
an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
[1945-50; DEOXYRIBO(NUCLEIC ACID) + NUCLEOTIDE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.