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Word comparison: thymidine vs. thymine
thymidine vs. thymine
thymidine
noun
Biochemistry.
a nucleoside, C 10 H 14 N 2 O 5 , containing thymine and deoxyribose, that is a constituent of DNA.
thymine
noun
Biochemistry.
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. : T