Associations to the word «Cytosine»

Wiktionary

CYTOSINE, noun. (biochemistry) A base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA.
CYTOSINE ARABINOSIDE, noun. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Dictionary definition

CYTOSINE, noun. A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats