uracil
uracil
Definition
ura·cil (yo̵or′ə sil′)
noun
a colorless, crystalline, pyrimidine base, CHNO, that occurs as a constituent of RNA
Etymology: ur(o)- + ac(etic) + -il
uracil
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- mustard: METHODS: Records of patients treated with uracil mustard between 1958 and 1970 were reviewed.
Browse dictionary entries near uracil
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- Ural-Altaic
- Ural Mountains
- Ural River
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- uralite
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- Uranian
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