adenine

noun ad·e·nine \ˈa-də-ˌnēn\

Definition of ADENINE

: a purine base C₅H₅N₅ that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA — compare cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil

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International Scientific Vocabulary; from its presence in glandular tissue

First Known Use: 1885

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noun ad·e·nine \ˈad-^ən-ˌēn\

: a purine base C₅H₅N₅ that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA—compare cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil

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