HyperDic: uracil

English > 1 sense of the word uracil:
NOUNsubstanceuracil, Ua base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine
English > uracil: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine.
SynonymU
Broadernucleotide, baseA phosphoric ester of a nucleoside
Substance ofribonucleic 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
Spanishuracilo
Catalanuracil

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