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nucleoside vs adenosine

adenosine vs nucleoside

nucleoside and adenosine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nucleoside Yes No No No
adenosine Yes No No No
As nouns, adenosine is a hyponym of nucleoside; that is, adenosine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nucleoside:
  • nucleoside: a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
  • adenosine: (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
nucleoside (noun) adenosine (noun)
a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP
Difference between nucleoside and adenosine

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