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Meaning of Pyrimidine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية البيريميدين
Español pirimidina
Suomi pyrimidiini
Français pyrimidine
Galego pirimidina
Italiano pirimidina
日本語 ピリミジン
Қазақша пиримидин
한국어 피리미딘

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pyrimidinecarboxylic acid pyrimidinedione pyrimidinetrione pyrimidinic pyrimidinone pyrimidinyl

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