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Word: Thymine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from thymus+ -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈθʌɪmiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.
Short Definition:compound which is one of four constituent bases of nucleic acids
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