PYRIMIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrimidine mean? 

• PYRIMIDINE (noun)
  The noun PYRIMIDINE has 2 senses:

1. any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine

2. a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

  Familiarity information: PYRIMIDINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYRIMIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pyrimidine" is a kind of...):

alkali; base (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyrimidine"):

C; cytosine (a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine)

T; thymine (a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("pyrimidine" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

 Context examples 

A pyrimidine derivative with antitumor activity.

(Chlorodihydropyrimidine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes cytidine deaminase protein, plays a role in the regulation of pyrimidine metabolism.

(CDA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in pyrimidine metabolism.

(CDA Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in pyrimidine metabolism.

(DHODH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic pyrimidine analogue with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV).

(Clevudine, NCI Thesaurus)

Nucleotide transitions do not change the purine-pyrimidine orientation of a DNA sequence.

(Nucleotide Transition Abnormality, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism.

(DCTD Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of pyrimidine.

(Cytosine, NCI Dictionary)

A radio-sensitizing pyrimidine nucleoside with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Cytochlor, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis.

(CAD Protein, NCI Thesaurus)