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Wikipedia has an article on: Thymine

Etymology

From thymic + -ine.

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular thymine

Plural uncountable

thymine (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H6N2O2, obtained by applying sulphuric acid to thymic acid; it pairs with adenine in DNA.

 

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