adenine
English
/ˈæ.dəˌniːn/
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) A base, C, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Etymology
Derived from German Adenin derived from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (gland).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀδήν
Gloss
gland
Kanji
腺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -adenia English
- adenase English
- adeno- English
- adenoma English
- benzyl English
- benzyladenine English
- dihydroxy English
- dihydroxyadenine English
- homoadenine English
- methyl English
- methyladenine English
- polyadenine English
- Adenin German
- adeno- Italian
- adenoom Dutch, Flemish
- polyadène French
- ἀδήν Ancient Greek
- *h₁engʷḗn Proto-Indo-European
- adainín Irish
- adana- Irish
- adanóma Irish
- αδένας Greek (modern)
- adenīns Latvian