adenine
/ˈædəniːn/noun
mass noun
1- Biochemistry a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.【生化】腺嘌呤。
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- Alternative name: 6-aminopurine; chem. formula: C5H5N5.又名：6-氨基嘌呤; 化学分子式：C5H5N5.
词源
late 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek adēn 'gland' + -INE4.