u 1 r 1 a 1 c 3 i 1 l 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
originFrom uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.
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