Definitions for thymine

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thymine thy·mine

Spelling: [thahy-meen, -min]

IPA: /ˈθaɪ min, -mɪn/

Thymine is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in thymine (ehimnty).

Definitions for thymine

noun

1. a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired with adenine. Symbol: T.

Origin of thymine

First recorded in 1890-95; thym(ic)² + -ine²

Examples for thymine

Of the four basic components on the right, thymine occurs in the nucleic acid from the thymus gland.

The difference between these two bases is one methyl group: thymine is a 5-methyluracil.