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Definition of guanine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

guanine

noun

/ˈɡwɑːniːn/

/ˈɡwɑːniːn/

[uncountable] (chemistry)

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one of the four compounds that make up DNA and RNA
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from guano + -ine.

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