Definition of Cytosine

1. Noun. A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine.

Exact synonyms: C
Substance meronyms: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Dna, Ribonucleic Acid, Rna
Generic synonyms: Pyrimidine

Definition of Cytosine

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cytosine

1. a component of DNA and RNA [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cytosine

1. Pyrimidine base found in DNA and RNA. Pairs with guanine. Glycosylated base is cytidine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytosine

cytoprotectants
cytoprotection
cytoprotective
cytoprotectives
cytopyge
cytoreduce
cytoreduced
cytoreduces
cytoreducing
cytoreduction
cytoreductions
cytoreductive
cytoreductive therapy
cytoryctes
cytosides
cytosine (current term)
cytosine-DNA glycosidase
cytosine-UDP-glucuronosyltransferase
cytosine arabinoside
cytosine ribonucleoside
cytosines
cytosis
cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal proteins
cytoskeletally
cytoskeleton
cytoskeletons
cytosmear
cytosol
cytosol non-specific dipeptidase

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