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py·rim·i·dine       [pahy-rim-i-deen, pi-, pir-uh-mi-deen, -din] Pronunciation Key
–noun Biochemistry.
1.a heterocyclic compound, C4H4N2, that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
2.one of several pyrimidine derivatives, esp. the bases cytosine, thymine, and uracil, which are fundamental constituents of nucleic acids.
[Origin: 1880–85; b. pyridine and imide]
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py·rim·i·dine       (pī-rĭm'ĭ-dēn', pĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A single-ringed, crystalline organic base, C4H4N2, that forms uracil, cytosine, or thymine and is the parent compound of many drugs, including the barbiturates.
  2. Any of several organic compounds derived from or structurally related to pyrimidine, especially the nitrogen bases uracil, cytosine, and thymine.


[Alteration of pyridine.]

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pyrimidine

noun
1. any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine 
2. a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor 

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pyrimidine       (pī-rĭm'ĭ-dēn')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a group of organic compounds having a single six-member ring in which the first and third atoms are nitrogen and the rest are carbon. Pyrimidines include the bases cytosine, thymine, and uracil, which are components of DNA and RNA. Pyrimidine rings are also components of several larger compounds, such as thiamine and some synthetic barbiturates.

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pyrimidine py·rim·i·dine (pī-rĭm'ĭ-dēn', pĭ-)
n.

  1. A crystalline organic base that is the parent substance of various biologically important derivatives.
  2. Any of several basic compounds derived from or structurally related to pyrimidine, especially the nucleic acid constituents uracil, cytosine, and thymine.

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