Pyrimidine etymology

English

English word pyrimidine comes from German Pyrimidin

Etymology of pyrimidine

Detailed word origin of pyrimidine

Dictionary entry Language Definition
Pyrimidin German (de)
pyrimidine English (en) (organic compound) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA: thymine, uracil and cytosine.