pyrimidine
/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/
pyrimidine noun: a diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine.

Noun
pyrimidine (plural pyrimidines)
pyrimidine meaning in Bengali
pyrimidine in Bengali
- একটি ডায়াজিন, ইউরাসিল এবং সাইটোসিন
Forms of pyrimidine
| plural | pyrimidines |
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Origin of pyrimidine
First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.
Words formed from pyrimidine
- alkylpyrimidine
- aminopyrimidine
- anilinopyrimidine
- antipyrimidine
- azidopyrimidine
- azolopyrimidine
- cyclopyrimidine
- diaminopyrimidine
- dihydropyrimidine
- fluoropyrimidine
- formamidopyrimidine
- furopyrimidine
- homopyrimidine
- oligopyrimidine
- pentapyrimidine
- polypyrimidine
- primidone
- pyrantel
- pyrazolopyrimidine
- pyridopyrimidine
- pyrimethamine
- pyrimidinedione
- pyrimidinergic
- pyrimidinic
- pyrimidinone
- pyrimidinyl
- sildenafil
- tetrazolopyrimidine
- thiopyrimidine
- trimethoprim
Questions about pyrimidine
- What does pyrimidine mean?
- Pyrimidine means a diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine.
- What is pyrimidine in Bengali?
- Pyrimidine in Bengali is একটি ডায়াজিন, ইউরাসিল এবং সাইটোসিন. See Pyrimidine meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is pyrimidine?
- Pyrimidine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pyrimidine?
- Pyrimidine is pronounced /paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/.
- What is the plural of pyrimidine?
- The plural of pyrimidine is pyrimidines.
Words near pyrimidine in the dictionary
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