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Uracil

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Noun

1. u, uracil

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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Uracil

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noun
biochemistry
a pyrimidine present in all living cells, usually in a combined form, as in RNA. Formula: C4H4N2O2

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Uracil

see synonyms of uracil
noun
a colorless, crystalline, pyrimidine base, C4H4N2O2, that occurs as a constituent of RNA

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Uracil

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n. Abbr. U
A pyrimidine base, C4H4N2O2, that is an essential constituent of RNA.

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