thymine
noun/ˈθaɪmiːn/
Frequency rank: #19,717 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A pyrimidine base found in DNA that pairs with adenine.
Example sentence
In DNA, thymine pairs with adenine through two hydrogen bonds.
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