"uracil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjʊərəsɪl/ Forms: uracils [plural]
Etymology: From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid. Etymology templates: {{af|en|uro-|acetic|-ile|alt2=ac(etic)}} uro- + ac(etic) + -ile Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} uracil (countable and uncountable, plural uracils)
  1. (organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine. Wikipedia link: Robert Behrend, uracil Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: U [symbol] Derived forms: bromouracil, dihydrouracil, iodouracil, thiouracil, uracilated, uracil mustard Related terms: uridine, uridylate, uridylic acid Translations (one of the bases of RNA): uracil [masculine] (Catalan), 尿嘧啶 (niàomìdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), uracil [masculine] (Czech), uracilo (Esperanto), urasiili (Finnish), uracile [masculine] (French), uracilo [masculine] (Galician), Uracil [neuter] (German), uracil (Hungarian), uracile [feminine] (Italian), ウラシル (urashiru) (Japanese), uracil [masculine] (Portuguese), uracilo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), uracila [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), ураци́л (uracíl) [masculine] (Russian), uracilo [masculine] (Spanish)

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