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鳥嘌呤

简鸟嘌呤 · 繁鳥嘌呤

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo piào lìng

guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)

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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
嘌: piào · fast, speedy
呤: lìng · purine
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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3–4–4 · niao3 piao4 ling4

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niu5 piu1 ling4

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noun

guanine

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