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uracil


ura·cil

noun \ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -səl\

Definition of URACIL

: a pyrimidine base C4H4N2O2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of RNA—compare adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

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