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guanine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun guanine has 1 sense
- guanine(n = noun.substance) g - a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine; Array is a kind of purine
OXFORD DICTIONARY
guanine, n. Biochem. a purine derivative found in all living organisms as a component base of DNA and RNA.
Etymology
GUANO + -INE(4)
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