Word Type

Noun

The word "adenine" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

cytosine guanine thymine uracil

Derived Terms

adenase arabinofuranosyladenine arabinosyladenine benzyladenine cladribine deoxyadenine dihydroxyadenine homoadenine homopolyriboadenine isopentenyladenine methyladenine nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide polyadenine propyladenine riboadenine

Context

biochemistry genetics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

nucleobase purine

Type Of (IsA)

chemical compound nitrogen base nucleobase purine

Related Terms

adenosine adenylate adenylic acid

Related Terms

adenosine base dna rna thymine uracil

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