PURINE

purine

(noun) a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances

purine

(noun) any of several bases that are derivatives of purine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

purine (countable and uncountable, plural purines)

(organic compound) 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.

Anagrams

• punier, rein up, unripe

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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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