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pyrimidine

DEFINITIONS OF: pyrimidine

1

n a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

Type of:
organic compound
any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

n any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine

Types:
C, cytosine
a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
T, thymine
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
Type of:
alkali, base
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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