pyrimidine

pyrimidine
[pɪˈrɪmɪdiːn]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Chemistry)a colourless crystalline compound with basic properties
    (化)嘧啶,间二氮(杂)苯
  2. A heteroaromatic compound; chem. formula: C4H4N2
    芳香杂环化合物;化学分子式:C4H4N2
    ■(亦作 pyrimidine base)[count noun]a substituted derivative of this, especially the bases thymine and cytosine present in DNA
    嘧啶碱基
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from German Pyrimidin, from pyridine, with the insertion of -im- from imide
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