Definition of pyrimidine Pyrimidine

py•rim•i•dine

We found 4 definitions of pyrimidine from 3 different sources.

What does pyrimidine mean?

Noun Plural: pyrimidines
pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
		alkali, base a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture
		cytosine, c a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
pyrimidine - a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

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pyrimidine (Noun)
A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA, thymine, uracil and cytosine.