adenina

== Basque == === Etymology === From Spanish adenina (“adenine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adenina/ [a.ð̞e.ni.na] Rhymes: -ina, -a Hyphenation: a‧de‧ni‧na === Noun === adenina inan (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “adenina”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Galician == === Noun === adenina f (uncountable) (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) == Italian == === Etymology === From adeno- +‎ -ina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.deˈni.na/ Rhymes: -ina Hyphenation: a‧de‧nì‧na === Noun === adenina f (plural adenine) (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) Synonym: vitamina B4 == Polish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ina. First attested in 1885. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.dɛˈɲi.na/ Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: a‧de‧ni‧na === Noun === adenina f (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) nukleotydy adeniny ― adenine nucleotides ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === adenina in Polish dictionaries at PWN adenina in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”) + -ina. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧de‧ni‧na === Noun === adenina f (plural adeninas) (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) === Further reading === “adenina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “adenina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδένος (adénos, “gland”) +‎ -ina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adeˈnina/ [a.ð̞eˈni.na] Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: a‧de‧ni‧na === Noun === adenina f (plural adeninas) (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA) Hypernym: purina Coordinate term: guanina ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adenina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025