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Definition of: purine
(py
r′ēn, -in) noun Biochem.
A white, crystalline compound, C5H4N4, which is closely related to uric acid in structure. Also pu·rin (pyr′in). [<G purin <L purus pure + NL uricum uric acid + -in -INE2]
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