Uracil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pyrimidine base, C4H4N2O2, that is an essential constituent of RNA.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A colorless compound, prepared by the action of hydrochloric acid on methylmercapto-uracil. It crystallizes in spherical masses of minute needles and melts at 338° C.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    base    nucleotide   
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    guanine    cytosine    choline    g-linolenic