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adenine
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[ˈadɪniːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA
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Origin
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late 19th century: coined in German from Greek adēn ‘gland’ + -ine
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