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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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