purina

Galician

Noun

purina f (plural purinas)

1. (organic chemistry) purine

Coordinate terms

• pirimidina

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, inherited from Malay purina, from German Purin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈri.na/
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: pu‧ri‧na

Noun

purina (plural purina-purina, first-person possessive purinaku, second-person possessive purinamu, third-person possessive purinanya)

1. (organic chemistry) purine: Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.

Usage notes

Although purina is standard form, the form purin has been the dominant form.

Alternative forms

• purin

See also

• adenina
• asam urat
• guanina
• hipoksantin
• xantine

 

Further reading

• “purina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

purina f (plural purine)

1. (organic chemistry) purine

Anagrams

• prunai, punirà

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɾĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɾĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɾi.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈɾi.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: pu‧ri‧na

Noun

purina f (plural purinas)

1. (organic chemistry) purine (heterocyclic compound composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Purin, from Latin purus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈɾina/ [puˈɾi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pu‧ri‧na

Noun

purina f (plural purinas)

1. (organic chemistry) purine

   Hyponyms: adenina, guanina

   Coordinate term: pirimidina

Further reading

• “purina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014