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noun
One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: U
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: U
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nucleotide, base
History
From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
