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uridine
vs.
uracil
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uridine
uridine vs. uracil
uridine
[
y
oo
r
-i-deen, -din ]
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noun
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
uracil
[
y
oo
r
-
uh
-sil ]
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noun
a pyrimidine base, C
4
H
4
N
2
O
2
, that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine.
Symbol
: U