uracil
noun/ˈjʊərəsɪl/
Etymology From uro- + ac(etic) + -ile. Coined in 1885 by the German chemist Robert Behrend, who was attempting to synthesize derivatives of uric acid.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences 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.2013, W. C. Corning, Stanley C. Ratner, Chemistry of Learning: Invertebrate Research, page 191:
- Derived terms
- bromouracil, dihydrouracil, iodouracil, thiouracil, uracilated, uracil mustard
- Related terms
- uric acid, uridine, uridylate, uridylic acid, urine