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English noun: uracil

1. uracil (substance) a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine


SynonymsU


Broader (hypernym)base, nucleotide


Substance meronymribonucleic acid, RNA









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