pyrimidine

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Synonyms: pyramidine, pyridine, pyramiding, primidone, pyrimidines, a pyrimidine, crimidine

Antonyms: pyramidine, pyridine, pyramiding, primidone, pyrimidines, a pyrimidine, crimidine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|organic compound}} A [[diazine]] in which the two [[nitrogen]] atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the [[base]]s found in [[DNA]] and [[RNA]]: [[thymine]], [[uracil]] and [[cytosine]]

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