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thymine

thy·mine
T t

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thahy-meen, -min]
    • /ˈθaɪ min, -mɪn/
    • /θˈaɪmaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thahy-meen, -min]
    • /ˈθaɪ min, -mɪn/

Definitions of thymine word

  • noun thymine a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired with adenine. Symbol: T. 1
  • noun thymine biochemical substance 1
  • noun thymine a white crystalline pyrimidine base found in DNA. Formula: C5H6N2O2 0
  • noun thymine a white, crystalline, pyrimidine base, C5H6N2O2, contained in the nucleic acids of all tissue: it links with adenine in the DNA structure 0
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Origin of thymine

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; thym(ic)2 + -ine2

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Parts of speech for Thymine

noun
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preposition
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thymine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • nucleotide

    any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.

  • adenine

    a purine base present in tissues of all living organisms as a constituent of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA and of certain coenzymes; 6-aminopurine. Formula: C5H5N5; melting pt: 360–365°C

  • base pair

    a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA

  • complementary base

    either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA.

  • folic acid

    a water-soluble vitamin that is converted to a coenzyme essential to purine and thymine biosynthesis: deficiency causes a form of anemia.
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