English Explanatory Dictionary

purine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjʊəɹiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purine.wav

Word forms

purine purines

Etymology

Etymology tree German Purinbor. English purine Borrowed from German Purin.

Related words

adenine guanine hypoxanthine xanthine uric acid

Derived words

alkylpurine aminopurine antipurine azapurine azathioprine cyclopurine deazapurine depurinate homopurine mercaptopurine methylpurine nonpurine oligopurine oxypurine polypurine purinergic purinic thiopurine
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