Akademik
pyrimidine
n.
1 Chem. an organic nitrogenous base.
2 any of a group of derivatives with similar structure, including the nucleotide constituents uracil, thymine, and cytosine.
Etymology
: G Pyrimidin f. Pyridin (as PYRIDINE,
IMIDE
)
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