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cyclopurine

cyclopurine noun: a DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase.

Noun

cyclopurine (plural cyclopurines)

  1. A DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase

Forms of cyclopurine

pluralcyclopurines

Origin of cyclopurine

From cyclo- + purine.

Questions about cyclopurine

What does cyclopurine mean?
Cyclopurine means a DNA lesion that blocks an RNA polymerase.
What part of speech is cyclopurine?
Cyclopurine is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclopurine?
The plural of cyclopurine is cyclopurines.

Words near cyclopurine in the dictionary

  1. cyclopsams
  2. cyclopses
  3. cyclopterid
  4. cyclopterids
  5. cycloptic
  6. cyclopurine
  7. cyclopurines
  8. cyclopy
  9. cyclopygid
  10. cyclopyrimidine
  11. cyclopyrimidines

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