adenine

== English == === Etymology === From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). By surface analysis, aden- +‎ -ine. It was named in 1885 by the German biochemist Albrecht Kossel, in reference to the pancreas (a specific gland) from which Kossel's sample had been extracted. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.dəˌniːn/, /ˈæ.dɪˌnɪn/ === Noun === adenine (countable and uncountable, plural adenines) (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. Hypernyms: nucleobase, purine Coordinate terms: cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Noun === adenine f pl plural of adenina === Anagrams === enneadi, neanide