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English noun: adenine

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


SynonymsA


Broader (hypernym)purine


Substance meronymdeoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, ribonucleic acid, RNA


Domain categorybiochemistry









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