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antipyrimidine

antipyrimidine noun: an analogue of the pyrimidines and derived nucleotides that acts as an antimetabolite.

Noun

antipyrimidine (plural antipyrimidines)

  1. An analogue of the pyrimidines and derived nucleotides that acts as an antimetabolite

Forms of antipyrimidine

pluralantipyrimidines

Origin of antipyrimidine

From anti- + pyrimidine.

Questions about antipyrimidine

What does antipyrimidine mean?
Antipyrimidine means an analogue of the pyrimidines and derived nucleotides that acts as an antimetabolite.
What part of speech is antipyrimidine?
Antipyrimidine is a noun.
What is the plural of antipyrimidine?
The plural of antipyrimidine is antipyrimidines.

Words near antipyrimidine in the dictionary

  1. antipyretically
  2. antipyretics
  3. antipyrexial
  4. antipyrexic
  5. antipyrexics
  6. antipyrimidine
  7. antipyrimidines
  8. antipyrin
  9. antipyrine
  10. antipyrines
  11. antipyrotic

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