cytidine

noun

cy·​ti·​dine ˈsi-tə-ˌdēn How to pronounce cytidine (audio) ˈsī- How to pronounce cytidine (audio)
: a nucleoside containing cytosine

Examples of cytidine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Early work showed molnupiravir inserts itself into RNA in place of the nucleoside cytidine, prompting errors in the copying process and causing a lethal buildup of mutations in the virus. Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 11 Mar. 2021 Creating this second base editor was harder than the first because an equivalent to the cytidine deaminase used by Dr Liu, which would be needed to pull it off, does not exist in nature. The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

cytosine + -idine

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cytidine was in 1911

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“Cytidine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cytidine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

cytidine

noun
cy·​ti·​dine ˈsit-ə-ˌdēn How to pronounce cytidine (audio) ˈsīt- How to pronounce cytidine (audio)
: a nucleoside containing cytosine
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