purine

English

/ˈpjʊəɹiːn/

noun
Definitions
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Purin.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Purin

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