abasic

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

abasia (not step condition) +‎ -ic (-having the nature of)

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
  2. (biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.
Translations

Etymology 2

a- +‎ basic

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
Derived terms
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