abasic en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈbeɪ.sɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English abasic From a- + base + -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Missing a nucleotide base.
- (not-comparable, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.