Associations to the word «Pyrimidine»

Wiktionary

PYRIMIDINE, noun. (organic compound) 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

Dictionary definition

PYRIMIDINE, noun. Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine.
PYRIMIDINE, noun. A heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne