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Uracil

Noun CEFR B1
ˈjʊərəsɪl

Definitions

One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoluracilo
Françaisuracile
DeutschUracil
9 more languages
العربيةيوراسيل
Češtinauracil
Esperantouracilo
Suomiurasiili
Galegouracilo
Italianouracile
日本語ウラシル
Portuguêsuraciluracilauracilo
Русскийурацил

Examples

“We did have⟳ some success with uracil when we would preincorporate the uracil into a mutant of E. coli that had a uracil requirement and then feed⟳ this cellular content from E. coli.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

uracil mustard uracilation uracyl urad urad daal urad dahl

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