Word Type

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

adenine guanine thymine uracil

Derived Terms

arabinosylcytosine azacytosine cidofovir cytarabine cytosine arabinoside deoxycytosine fluorocytosine hydroxymethylcytosine methylcytosine polycytosine thiocytosine

Context

biochemistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

nucleobase pyrimidine

Type Of (IsA)

chemical compound nitrogen base nucleobase pyrimidine

Related Terms

cytidine cytidylate cytidylic acid

Related Terms

amine base dna guanine heterocyclic hydrogen hydrogen bond ketone pyrimidine rna

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