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nucleobase
nucleobase
English
Noun
nucleobase
(
plural
nucleobases
)
(
biochemistry
)
The
base
of a
nucleic acid
, such as
thymine
,
uracil
,
adenine
,
cytosine
and
guanine
.
Hyponyms
thymine
uracil
adenine
cytosine
guanine
See also Wikisaurus:nucleobase
Holonyms
nucleic acid
Etymology
nucleo-
+
base
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