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adenines

/ˈæ.dɪ.nɪnz/

adenines is the plural of adenine.

Meaning of adenine

Noun

adenine (countable and uncountable, plural adenines)

  1. A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
    • One of these labels is ethenoadenine, which is obtained by chemical modification of adenine.2002, Nikolai L. Vekshin, Photonics of Biopolymers, page 115

Questions about adenines

What is adenines the plural of?
Adenines is the plural of adenine.
How do you pronounce adenines?
Adenines is pronounced /ˈæ.dɪ.nɪnz/.

Words near adenines in the dictionary

  1. Adeni
  2. adenia
  3. adenias
  4. adeniform
  5. adenine
  6. adenines
  7. adenitides
  8. adenitis
  9. adenitises
  10. adenium
  11. adeniums

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