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| py·rim·i·dine [ pī rímmi dn, pi rímmi dn ] (plural py·rim·i·dines) |
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1. crystalline organic compound: a nitrogenous base with a six-sided ring structure
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2. pyrimidine derivative: a biologically significant derivative of pyrimidine, especially the bases cytosine, thymine, and uracil found in RNA and DNA
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| [Late 19th century. <pyridine + imide] |
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