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Vinony

uracil

noun

  1. chemical compound
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjʊərəsɪl/

noun

Etymology: From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.

  1. One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

    “We did have some success with uracil when we would preincorporate the uracil into a mutant of E. coli that had a uracil requirement and then feed this cellular content from E. coli.”