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.

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