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guanine

/ˈɡwɑː.niːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
gua-nine
IPA
/ˈɡwɑː.niːn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

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Etymology

Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English guanine From guano + -ine. Guanine was named by the German chemist Julius Bodo Unger in 1846 who isolated it from guano.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

guanines (plural) guanin (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

alkylguanine azaguanine benzylguanine deoxyguanine epiguanine guanase hydroxyguanine isoguanine methylguanine oligoguanine oxoguanine pentaguanine

Phrases

guanylic acid

Frequently Paired Words

guanosine guanylate guanylic acid inosine adenine cytosine thymine uracil

Synonyms

g

Questions

How do you pronounce guanine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡwɑː.niːn/.
What does guanine mean?
A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Where does guanine come from?
Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English guanine From guano + -ine. Guanine was named by the German chemist Julius Bodo Unger in 1846 who isolated it from guano.

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