arabinoside: Meaning and Definition of

ar•a•bin•o•side

Pronunciation: (ar"u-bin'u-sīd", u-rab'u-nu-), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. a glycoside of arabinose, esp. any of those used in antiviral therapy as structural analogs of ribonucleosides.
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