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Definition of
nucleotide noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
nucleotide
noun
/ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/
/ˈnuːkliətaɪd/
(
chemistry
)
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one of the many small
molecules
that combine to form
DNA
and
RNA
Topics
Biology
c2
See
nucleotide
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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nucleotide
in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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nucleic acid
noun
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nucleus
noun
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