pyrimidine

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Scrabble points
18
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20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/
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/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ · /pɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/

Definition of pyrimidine

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.

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