Meaning of PYRIMIDINE
| Pronunciation: | | pI'rimi`deen
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- [n] a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
- [n] any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
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| | See Also: | | alkali, base, cytosine, organic compound, thymine | |
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| | Definition: | | A nitrogen-containing, single-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine; in RNA, cytosine and uracil. |
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- A nitrogen-containing, single-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine; in RNA, cytosine and uracil.
- base found in nucleic acids that consists of a single ring of carbon and nitrogen; in DNA, thymine and cytosine, and in RNA, uracil and cytosine.
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