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bromouracil

[ broh-moh-yoor-uh-sil ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a uracil derivative, C 4 H 3 N 2 O 2 Br, that pairs with adenine and sometimes with guanine during phage and bacterial DNA synthesis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromouracil1

First recorded in 1955–60; bromo- + uracil

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