guanine
English
/ˈɡwɑː.niːn/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Etymology
Suffix from English guano.
Origin
English
guano
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alkyl English
- alkylguanine English
- azaguanine English
- deoxyguanine English
- guaniferous English
- guanite English
- guano English
- guanotrophic English
- guanotrophy English
- isoguanine English
- methyl English
- methylguanine English
- oligoguanine English
- oxoguanine English
- pentaguanine English
- thioguanine English
- guano Spanish, Castilian