thymine

thy mine |ˈTHīˌmēn, -min ˈθaɪˌmin | ▶noun Biochemistry a compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA. [Alternative name; 5-methyluracil; chem. formula: C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from thymus + -ine 4 .

thymine

thymine |ˈθʌɪmiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA. ●Alternative name; 5-methyluracil; chem. formula: C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from thymus + -ine 4 .