English word nucleotidase comes from English nucleotide, English -ase (Used to form the names of enzymes.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| nucleotide | English (eng) | (biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group. |
| -ase | English (eng) | Used to form the names of enzymes. |
| nucleotidase | English (eng) | (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis or a nucleotide to a nucleoside and phosphate. |