pyrimidine
Meaning
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
Synonyms
Translations
pyrimidine
pirimidina
pirimidina
thymine
pirimidina Pirimidinas
البيريميدين
pirimidine
ThyminPronounced as (IPA)
/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/
Etymology
In summary
First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.
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