pyrimidine
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Definition of pyrimidine
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine
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Etymology
Etymology tree German Pyrimidinbor. English pyrimidine First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.
Words you can make from pyrimidine
147 playable · top: PYRIDINE (14 pts)
Best play pyridine 14 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
29 words- PERDY 11 pts
- IMPED 10 pts
- MEINY 10 pts
- PINEY 10 pts
- NERDY 9 pts
- PRIME 9 pts
- PRIMI 9 pts
- RINDY 9 pts
- DENIM 8 pts
- DIMER 8 pts
- IMIDE 8 pts
- MEDII 8 pts
- MINED 8 pts
- MIRED 8 pts
- MIRID 8 pts
- PINED 8 pts
- PRIDE 8 pts
- PRIED 8 pts
- REDIP 8 pts
- RIMED 8 pts
- RIPED 8 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- MIRIN 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- INDIE 6 pts
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4-letter words
53 words- DEMY 10 pts
- EMYD 10 pts
- MIRY 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- RIMY 9 pts
- YIPE 9 pts
- DENY 8 pts
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- NIDE 5 pts
- NIDI 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
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- REIN 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- PRY 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- IMP 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
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- MED 6 pts
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- RIP 5 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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