Uridine


noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
noun
1.
(biochem) a nucleoside present in all living cells in a combined form, esp in RNA

uridine u·ri·dine (yur’ĭ-dēn’)
n.
A white odorless powder that is the nucleoside of uracil and is important in carbohydrate metabolism.

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