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RNA constituent
Answer for the clue "RNA constituent ", 6 letters:
uracil
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) One of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: U ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pyramidine base, coined in German, 1885, perhaps from urea + German Acetsäure "acetic acid" (or possibly acrylic ) + chemical suffix -il .
Usage examples of uracil.
Or, in other words, a 1 in 4 chance, since there is adenine, guanine, cytocine and uracil in which to fill the proper spot.
Glutamic acid, without which ammonia accumulates in the brain and kills, dribbled along the floor while they glared, and D-ribose, and D-2-deoxyribose, adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosine, thymine and 5-methyl cytosine without which no thing higher than a trilobite can pass on its shape and meaning to its next generation.