pyrimidine

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Pronunciation

IPA /paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/

Noun

pyrimidine noun

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

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purine fluorinated dimers pyramidine dipyrimidine pyridazine thymine pyrimidinyl pyrimidone cyclopyrimidine pyrazine pyrimidinedione pyrimidopyrimidine diaminopyrimidine pyridopyrimidine pyrimidodiazepine

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