PYRIMIDINE


Meaning of PYRIMIDINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: p ī - ' ri-m ə - ˌ d ē n, p ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of pyridine

Date: 1885

1 : a feeble organic base C 4 H 4 N 2 of penetrating odor

2 : a derivative of pyrimidine especially : a base (as cytosine, thymine, or uracil) that is a constituent of DNA or RNA

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