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Word: Uracil
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from ur(ea) + ac(etic)+ -il
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjʊərəsɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of RNA. In DNA it is replaced by thymine.
Short Definition:compound found in living tissue as constituent base of RNA
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