purina
Galician
Noun
purina f (plural purinas)
- (organic chemistry) purine
Coordinate terms
- pirimidina
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, inherited from Malay purina, from German Purin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.ˈri.na/
- Rhymes: -na, -a
- Hyphenation: pu‧ri‧na
Noun
purina (plural purina-purina, first-person possessive purinaku, second-person possessive purinamu, third-person possessive purinanya)
- (organic chemistry) purine: Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.
Usage notes
Although purina is standard, the form purin has been the dominant form.
Alternative forms
- purin
See also
- adenina
- asam urat
- guanina
- hipoksantin
- xantine
Further reading
- “purina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
purina f (plural purine)
- (organic chemistry) purine
Anagrams
- prunai, punirà
Portuguese
Noun
purina f (plural purinas)
- (organic chemistry) purine (heterocyclic compound composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Purin, from Latin purus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈɾina/ [puˈɾi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: pu‧ri‧na
Noun
purina f (plural purinas)
- (organic chemistry) purine
- Coordinate term: pirimidina
- Hyponyms: adenina, guanina
Further reading
- “purina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014