uracil

See also: Uracil

English

Etymology

From uro- +‎ ac(etic) +‎ -ile. Coined in 1885 to denote its association with uric acid.

Noun

uracil (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

Synonyms

• U (symbol)

Derived terms

• bromouracil
• dihydrouracil
• iodouracil
• thiouracil
• uracilated
• uracil mustard

 

Translations

one of the bases of RNA

• Catalan: uracil m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尿嘧啶 (zh) (niàomìdìng)

• Czech: uracil m
• Esperanto: uracilo
• Finnish: urasiili (fi)
• French: uracile (fr) m
• Galician: uracilo m
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• German: Uracil n
• Hungarian: uracil
• Italian: uracile (it) f
• Japanese: ウラシル (ja) (urashiru)
• Portuguese: uracil m
• Russian: ураци́л (ru) m (uracíl)
• Spanish: uracilo m

Anagrams

• Ulrica, Uralic, curial, lauric

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Czech

Noun

1. uracil

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Portuguese

Noun

uracil m (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) uracil (one of the bases of RNA)