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g

UK/dʒiː/ US/ɡ/ common slang uk us

noun

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a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine

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one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

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a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

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a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes

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the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet

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Phrases

  • g st
  • g value
  • get one's a into g
  • hard g
  • it's all g
  • soft g

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