Definition of Adenine

1. Noun. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.

Exact synonyms: A
Category relationships: Biochemistry
Generic synonyms: Purine
Substance meronyms: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Dna, Ribonucleic Acid, Rna

Definition of Adenine

1. Noun. (biochemistry genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adenine

1. an alkaloid [n -S] - See also: alkaloid

Medical Definition of Adenine

1. A nitrogenous base, one member of the basepair A-T (thymine). (10 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenine

adempted
adempting
ademption
ademptions
adempts
aden-
aden fever
adenalgia
adendric
adendritic
adenectomies
adenectomy
adenectopia
adenemphraxis
adeniform
adenine (current term)
adenine arabinoside
adenine deaminase
adenine deoxyribonucleotide
adenine nucleotide
adenine nucleotide translocase
adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
adenine sulfate
adenines
adenitides
adenitis
adenitises
adenization
adeno-

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