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Thymine
/ˈθaɪmɪn/
A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.
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A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.
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| adeninenoun | (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. |
| dimernoun | (chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge. |
| dimersnoun | (chemistry) A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge. |
| homothyminenoun | (genetics) A homopyrimidine pairing in which the base is thymine |
| pyrimidinenoun | (organic chemistry) 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 |
| deoxythyminenoun | (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to thymine |
| thymidinenoun | (biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine |
| thymidylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from thymidine by loss of a hydroxy group |
| thymidylic acidnoun | (biochemistry) A nucleotide composed of thymine, ribose and phosphoric acid. |
| cytosinenoun | (biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds). |
| deoxythymidinenoun | (organic chemistry) thymidine |
| pyramidinenoun | Misspelling of pyrimidine. [(organic chemistry) 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] |
| deoxyribosylthyminenoun | Thymidine. |
| thienopyrimidinenoun | (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of a thiophene ring fused to one of a pyrimidine |
| nucleobasenoun | (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine. |
| dipyrimidinenoun | (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of two pyrimidines joined by a single bond |
| purinenoun | (organic chemistry) 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. |
| thiopyridinenoun | (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle composed of a thiophene ring fused to one of pyridine |
| ribothymidinenoun | (organic chemistry) 5-methyluridine, a pyrimidine nucleoside that is the ribonucleoside counterpart to the deoxyribonucleoside thymidine. |
| thymidylylnoun | A univalent radical derived from thymidylic acid |
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