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Meaning of pyrimidine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pyrimidine

Pronunciation:/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pyrimidine

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