English Explanatory Dictionary

pyrimidine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Pronunciation

/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ /pɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pyrimidine.wav

Word forms

pyrimidine pyrimidines

Etymology

Etymology tree German Pyrimidinbor. English pyrimidine First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.

Derived words

alkylpyrimidine aminopyrimidine anilinopyrimidine antipyrimidine azidopyrimidine azolopyrimidine cyclopyrimidine diaminopyrimidine dihydropyrimidine fluoropyrimidine formamidopyrimidine furopyrimidine homopyrimidine oligopyrimidine pentapyrimidine polypyrimidine primidone pyrantel pyrazolopyrimidine pyridopyrimidine pyrimethamine pyrimidinedione pyrimidinergic pyrimidinic pyrimidinone pyrimidinyl sildenafil tetrazolopyrimidine thiopyrimidine trimethoprim
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