uracil

noun ura·cil \ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -səl\

Medical Definition of URACIL

: a pyrimidine base C₄H₄N₂O₂ that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of RNA—compare adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

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