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deoxycytosine

deoxycytosine noun: the heterocyclic amine 1,2-dihydropyrimidin-6-amine.

Noun

deoxycytosine (uncountable)

  1. The heterocyclic amine 1,2-dihydropyrimidin-6-amine

Origin of deoxycytosine

From deoxy- + cytosine.

Questions about deoxycytosine

What does deoxycytosine mean?
Deoxycytosine means the heterocyclic amine 1,2-dihydropyrimidin-6-amine.
What part of speech is deoxycytosine?
Deoxycytosine is a noun.

Words near deoxycytosine in the dictionary

  1. deoxycytidylates
  2. deoxycytidylic
  3. deoxycytidylic acid
  4. deoxycytidyltransferase
  5. deoxycytidyltransferases
  6. deoxycytosine
  7. deoxydate
  8. deoxydated
  9. deoxydates
  10. deoxydating
  11. deoxydation

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