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"word": "adenina"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "adenin",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "アデニン"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "adenin",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "аденин"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "adenin",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "аденин"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adenīns"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "granthyūtinī",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "ग्रन्थ्यूतिनी"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "granthyūtinī",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "ग्रन्थ्यूतिनी"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adenina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adenina"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adenină"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "adɛnín",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "адени́н"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adenina"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "base that pairs with thymine or uracil",
"word": "adenin"
}
],
"word": "adenine"
}
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