Best Opposite Words For THYMINES
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| adenines | noun n | |||||
noun • (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA | ||||||
| cytosines | noun n | |||||
noun • a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | ||||||
| guanines | noun n | |||||
noun • a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine | ||||||
| nucleotides | noun n | |||||
noun • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | ||||||
| purines | noun n | |||||
noun • any of several bases that are derivatives of purine • a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | ||||||
| pyrimidines | noun n | |||||
noun • any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine • a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor | ||||||
| uracils | noun n | |||||
noun • a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine | ||||||
| dna | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information | ||||||
| rna | noun n | |||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell | ||||||