abasic

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /eɪˈbeɪ.sɪk/

Etymology 1

abasia (not step condition) +‎ -ic (-having the nature of)

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

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

Translations

of, pertaining to or caused by abasia

Dutch: met abasie, door abasie
Finnish: kävelykyvytön, abaattinen

Portuguese: abásico

Etymology 2

a- +‎ basic

Adjective

abasic (not comparable)

(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base

Derived terms

abasically

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