uracil

== English == === Etymology === From uro- +‎ ac(etic) +‎ -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjʊərəsɪl/ === Noun === uracil (countable and uncountable, plural uracils) (organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine. Synonym: (symbol) U Coordinate terms: adenine, cytosine, guanine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ulrica, Uralic, curial, lauric == Czech == === Noun === uracil m inan uracil ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === uracil m (uncountable) (organic chemistry) uracil (one of the bases of RNA) === Further reading === “uracil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French uracile. === Noun === uracil n (uncountable) uracil ==== Declension ====