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pteridine

pteridine noun: a bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings.

Noun

pteridine (plural pteridines)

  1. A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings.

Forms of pteridine

pluralpteridines

Origin of pteridine

From pterin + -idine.

Words formed from pteridine

Questions about pteridine

What does pteridine mean?
Pteridine means a bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings.
What part of speech is pteridine?
Pteridine is a noun.
What is the plural of pteridine?
The plural of pteridine is pteridines.

Words near pteridine in the dictionary

  1. pteria
  2. pteric
  3. pterid-
  4. pteridaceous
  5. pteridin
  6. pteridine
  7. pteridines
  8. pteridins
  9. pteridinyl
  10. pteridium
  11. pteridiums

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