uracil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjʊərəsɪl/
Etymology
From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
We did have some success with uracil when we would preincorporate the uracil into a mutant of E. coli that had a uracil requirement and then feed this cellular content from E. coli.
2013, W. C. Corning, Stanley C. Ratner, Chemistry of Learning: Invertebrate Research, page 191:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uracils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
deoxyuracil · thiouracil · uracil mustard · uracilation · uracilated · uracyl · fluorouracil · dihydrouracil · bromouracil · iodouracil
Relateds
uridylic acid · uridine · urine · uridylate · uric acid
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ca uracil (one of the bases of RNA) · es uracilo (one of the bases of RNA) · ru ураци́л (one of the bases of RNA) · it uracile (one of the bases of RNA) · gl uracilo (one of the bases of RNA) · pt uracilo (one of the bases of RNA) · eo uracilo (one of the bases of RNA) · cmn 尿嘧啶 (one of the bases of RNA) · cs uracil (one of the bases of RNA) · pt uracil (one of the bases of RNA) · de Uracil (one of the bases of RNA) · ja ウラシル (one of the bases of RNA) · bg ураци́л (one of the bases of RNA) · hu uracil (one of the bases of RNA) · pt uracila (one of the bases of RNA) · fr uracile (one of the bases of RNA) · fi urasiili (one of the bases of RNA)