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polypurine

polypurine noun: a continuous sequence of purines in a nucleic acid.

Noun

polypurine (plural polypurines)

  1. A continuous sequence of purines in a nucleic acid.

Forms of polypurine

pluralpolypurines

Origin of polypurine

From poly- + purine.

Words formed from polypurine

Questions about polypurine

What does polypurine mean?
Polypurine means a continuous sequence of purines in a nucleic acid.
What part of speech is polypurine?
Polypurine is a noun.
What is the plural of polypurine?
The plural of polypurine is polypurines.

Words near polypurine in the dictionary

  1. polyptoton
  2. polyptotonic
  3. polyptotons
  4. polyptych
  5. polyptychs
  6. polypurine
  7. polypurines
  8. polypurinic
  9. polypus
  10. polypuses
  11. polypyrene

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