abasic

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From abasia +‎ -ic (having the nature of).

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Of, pertaining to or caused by abasia.
  2. (biochemistry, of a site in a DNA molecule) That has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base.
Translations

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ basic.

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

  1. (genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base
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