nucleoside - a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acidadenosine - (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 glycoside - a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides deoxyadenosine - a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose |