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Definition of adenine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adenine

noun
 
/ˈædəniːn/
 
/ˈædəniːn/
[uncountable] (chemistry)
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  1. one of the four compounds that make up nucleic acids
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: coined in German from adēn ‘gland’ + -ine.
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