GUANINE

guanine

(noun) a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

guanine (plural guanines)

(chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

Hypernyms

• nucleobase

• purine

Anagrams

• Guinean, anguine

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