adenine

English

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Etymology

From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (“gland”) + -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈædɪnɪn/

Noun

adenine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

Translations

base pairing with thymine or uracil

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腺嘌呤 (cmn) (xiànpiàolìng, xiànpiāolíng)

• Czech: adenin (cs) m
• Esperanto: adenino (eo)
• French: adénine (fr) f
• German: Adenin (de) n
• Icelandic: adenín (is) n

• Italian: adenina (it) f
• Japanese: アデニン (ja) (adenin)
• Polish: adenina (pl) f
• Portuguese: adenina (pt) f
• Romanian: adenină (ro) f
• Spanish: adenina (es) f

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Italian

Noun

adenine f

1. Plural form of adenina