nucleobase
English
Etymology
nucleo- + base
Noun
nucleobase (plural nucleobases)
- (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
Hyponyms
- thymine
- uracil
- adenine
- cytosine
- guanine
- See also Thesaurus:nucleobase
Holonyms
- nucleic acid