abasic

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