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Pyrimidine

//paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor wordnet
  3. 3
    any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.

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