adenine
noun/ˈædəniːn/
Frequency rank: #19,439 most common English word
Meaning
A purine base found in DNA and RNA that pairs with thymine (in DNA) or uracil (in RNA).
Example sentence
In DNA, adenine pairs with thymine to help encode genetic information.
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