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pyrimidine

/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
pyrim-i-dine
IPA
/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine

Etymology

First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pyrimidines (plural)

Derived Forms

alkylpyrimidine aminopyrimidine anilinopyrimidine antipyrimidine azidopyrimidine azolopyrimidine cyclopyrimidine diaminopyrimidine dihydropyrimidine fluoropyrimidine formamidopyrimidine furopyrimidine

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrimidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/.
What does pyrimidine mean?
A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine
Where does pyrimidine come from?
It is traced to German. First known use: First attested in 1885.

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