Cytosin

See also: cytosin

German

Etymology

Discovered and named by the German biochemists Albrecht Kossel and Albert Neumann in 1894 when it was hydrolyzed from calf thymus tissues. From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Cytosin n (strong, genitive Cytosins, no plural)

  1. cytosine (a base which appears in DNA)

Declension

Declension of Cytosin [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Cytosin
genitive eines des Cytosins
dative einem dem Cytosin
accusative ein das Cytosin

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