thymine

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thy·mine / ˈ[unvoicedth]īˌmēn; -min/ • n. Biochem. a compound, C5H6N2O2, that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.

thymine

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thymine A pyrimidine derivative and one of the major component bases of nucleotides and the nucleic acid DNA.

thymine

views updated May 23 2018

thymine The pyrimidine base that occurs in DNA.

thymine

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thymine A pyrimidinebase found in nucleic acids.

thymine

views updated Jun 08 2018

thymine (th'y-meen) n. one of the nitrogen-containing bases (see pyrimidine) occurring in the nucleic acid DNA.

thymine

views updated Jun 08 2018

thymine A pyrimidine base that occurs in DNA.