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bro•mo•u•ra•cil
(brō′mō yŏŏr′ə sil),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Chemistry, Biochemistrya uracil derivative, C4H3N2O2Br, that pairs with adenine and sometimes with guanine during phage and bacterial DNA synthesis.
- bromo- + uracil 1955–60