English noun: purine | |||
| 1. | purine (substance) any of several bases that are derivatives of purine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alkali, base | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | A, adenine, G, guanine | ||
| 2. | purine (substance) a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alkali, base | ||