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pyrimidinedione

pyrimidinedione noun: any of a class of chemical compounds characterized by a pyrimidine ring substituted with two carbonyl groups.

Noun

pyrimidinedione (plural pyrimidinediones)

  1. Any of a class of chemical compounds characterized by a pyrimidine ring substituted with two carbonyl groups.

Forms of pyrimidinedione

pluralpyrimidinediones

Origin of pyrimidinedione

From pyrimidine + dione?

Questions about pyrimidinedione

What does pyrimidinedione mean?
Pyrimidinedione means any of a class of chemical compounds characterized by a pyrimidine ring substituted with two carbonyl groups.
What part of speech is pyrimidinedione?
Pyrimidinedione is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrimidinedione?
The plural of pyrimidinedione is pyrimidinediones.

Words near pyrimidinedione in the dictionary

  1. pyrimethamine
  2. pyrimethamines
  3. pyrimethanil
  4. pyrimidine
  5. pyrimidinecarboxylic acid
  6. pyrimidinedione
  7. pyrimidinediones
  8. pyrimidinergic
  9. pyrimidines
  10. pyrimidinetrione
  11. pyrimidinetriones

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