purine
Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and…Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.
Purin
- a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
- any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from German Purin.Borrowed from German Purin.
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Forms
plural: purinesWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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