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ad⋅e⋅nine

  [ad-n-in, -een, -ahyn]
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Biochemistry. a purine base, C5H5N5, one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A
Origin:
1880–85; < G Adenin; see aden-, -ine 2
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ad·e·nine   (ād'n-ēn', -ĭn)   
n.   Abbr. A
A purine base, C5H5N5, that is the constituent involved in base pairing with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
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Word Origin & History

adenine 
crystaline base, 1885, coined by Ger. physiologist/chemist Albrecht Kossel (1853-1927) from Gk. aden- "gland" + chem. suffix -ine. So called because it was derived from the pancreas.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ad·e·nine
Pronunciation: 'ad-&n-"En
Function: noun
: a purine base C5H5N5 that codeshereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA —compare CYTOSINE, GUANINE, THYMINE, URACIL
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adenine ad·e·nine (ād'n-ēn', -ĭn)
n.
Abbr. A
A purine base that is a constituent of DNA and RNA and an important energy transport and storage component in cellular metabolism.

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