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Adenine has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

2

A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
purine
Rhyming Words
ine sine vine line mine bine zine wine dine eine pine gine kine rine fine nine tine cine meine reine
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