thymine: Meaning and Definition of

thy•mine

Pronunciation: (thī'mēn, -min), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. a pyrimidine base, CHNO, that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired with adenine. Symbol: T
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