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nucleotide vs A

A vs nucleotide

nucleotide and A both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nucleotide Yes No No No
A Yes No No No
As nouns, A is a hyponym of nucleotide; that is, A is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nucleotide:
  • nucleotide: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
  • A: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as deoxyadenylate, or dAMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
Other hyponyms of nucleotide include base pair, adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid, AMP, adenosine diphosphate, ADP, adenosine triphosphate, ATP, deoxyadenosine monophosphate, C, deoxycytidine monophosphate, deoxyguanosine monophosphate, G, deoxythymidine monophosphate, T, muton, polynucleotide, oligo, oligonucleotide, U, uracil, deoxynucleotide.
nucleotide (noun) A (noun)
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA, also known as deoxyadenylate, or dAMP; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
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