HyperDic: adenine

English > 1 sense of the word adenine:
NOUNsubstanceadenine, A(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA
adenine > pronunciation
Soundsae'dahniy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > adenine: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
SynonymA
CategorybiochemistryThe organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
BroaderpurineAny of several bases that are derivatives of purine
Substance ofdeoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
ribonucleic acid, RNA(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes
Spanishadenina
Catalanadenina

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