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uracil

/ˈjʊərəsɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
uracil
IPA
/ˈjʊərəsɪl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uracils (plural)

Derived Forms

bromouracil deoxyuracil dihydrouracil fluorouracil iodouracil thiouracil uracilated uracilation uracyl

Phrases

uracil mustard uric acid uridylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

uric acid uridine uridylate uridylic acid urine adenine cytosine guanine

Synonyms

U

Questions

How do you pronounce uracil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʊərəsɪl/.
What does uracil mean?
One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
Where does uracil come from?
From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.

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