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deoxynucleotide vs nucleotide

nucleotide vs deoxynucleotide

deoxynucleotide and nucleotide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deoxynucleotide Yes No No No
nucleotide Yes No No No
As nouns, nucleotide is a hypernym of deoxynucleotide; that is, nucleotide is a word with a broader meaning than deoxynucleotide:
  • deoxynucleotide: Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar.
  • nucleotide: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Other hypernyms of deoxynucleotide include base.
deoxynucleotide (noun) nucleotide (noun)
Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Difference between deoxynucleotide and nucleotide

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