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pyrimidine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyrimidine has 2 senses
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pyrimidine, n.
1 Chem. an organic nitrogenous base.
2 any of a group of derivatives with similar structure, including the nucleotide constituents uracil, thymine, and cytosine.
1 Chem. an organic nitrogenous base.
2 any of a group of derivatives with similar structure, including the nucleotide constituents uracil, thymine, and cytosine.
Etymology
G Pyrimidin f. Pyridin (as PYRIDINE, IMIDE)
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