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purine
noun
A colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
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ˈpjʊəɹiːn
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noun
A colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
noun
Any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
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