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methyladenine

methyladenine noun: either of two isomeric methyl derivatives of adenine that cause damage to DNA.

Noun

methyladenine (plural methyladenines)

  1. Either of two isomeric methyl derivatives of adenine that cause damage to DNA

Forms of methyladenine

pluralmethyladenines

Origin of methyladenine

From methyl + adenine.

Questions about methyladenine

What does methyladenine mean?
Methyladenine means either of two isomeric methyl derivatives of adenine that cause damage to DNA.
What part of speech is methyladenine?
Methyladenine is a noun.
What is the plural of methyladenine?
The plural of methyladenine is methyladenines.

Words near methyladenine in the dictionary

  1. methyl violet
  2. methyl-
  3. methylacetanilid
  4. methylacetylene
  5. methylacetylenes
  6. methyladenine
  7. methyladenines
  8. methyladenosine
  9. methylal
  10. methylals
  11. methylalumination

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