abasic

== English == === Etymology 1 === From abasia + -ic (“having the nature of”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbeɪ.zik/ ==== Adjective ==== abasic (not comparable) (medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From a- + base + -ic. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈbeɪ.sɪk/ ==== Adjective ==== abasic (not comparable) (genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base. (biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base. ===== Derived terms ===== abasically === Anagrams === Sabaic