Associations to the word «Thymine»

Wiktionary

THYMINE, noun. (biochemistry) (genetics) A base, C5H6N2O2, obtained by applying sulphuric acid to thymic acid; it pairs with adenine in DNA.

Dictionary definition

THYMINE, noun. A base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine.

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