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pyrimidine

py·ri·mi·dine

UK/paɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ US/pɪˈɹɪ.mɪˌdiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine

Origin

First attested in 1885. From German Pyrimidin, from German Pyridin (“pyridine”), with the insertion of -mi- from amidine.

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