Base and Nucleotide

Base

Base noun - A phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA).

Nucleotide is a synonym for base. In some cases you can use "Nucleotide" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Nucleotide

Nucleotide noun - A phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA).
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Synonyms for Nucleotide

Base is a synonym for nucleotide. You can use "Base" instead a noun "Nucleotide".
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Nucleotide and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/nucleotide
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Nucleotide or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/nucleotide.


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