adenine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *adenine*:
NOUN	substance	adenine, A	(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA

adenine > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'dahniy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... 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.
Synonym	A
Category	biochemistry	The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
Broader	purine	Any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
Substance of	deoxyribonucleic 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
Substance of	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
Spanish	adenina
Catalan	adenina

HyperDic: adenine