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nucleobase

nucleobase noun: the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.

Noun

nucleobase (plural nucleobases)

  1. The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
    Synonyms:
    base

Synonyms of nucleobase

Forms of nucleobase

pluralnucleobases

Origin of nucleobase

From nucleo- + base.

Questions about nucleobase

What does nucleobase mean?
Nucleobase means the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
What part of speech is nucleobase?
Nucleobase is a noun.
What is the plural of nucleobase?
The plural of nucleobase is nucleobases.

Words near nucleobase in the dictionary

  1. nucleo-
  2. nucleo-capsular
  3. nucleoalbumin
  4. nucleoalbumins
  5. nucleoalbuminuria
  6. nucleobase
  7. nucleobases
  8. nucleobindin
  9. nucleobindins
  10. nucleobranch
  11. nucleobranchs

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