base pair

Meanings

nounbase pair (plural base pairs)

plural base pairs · alternative basepair

molecular biologyA set of two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands that are connected with hydrogen bonds.

Chinese Mandarin 鹼基對 /碱基对

鹼基對 /碱基对 (jiǎnjīduì)molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Esperanto bazoparo

bazoparomolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Finnish emäspari

emäsparimolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

French paire de bases

paire de basesmolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

German Basenpaar

Basenpaarmolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Icelandic basapar

basaparmolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Japanese 塩基対

塩基対 (enkitsui)molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Korean 염기쌍

염기쌍 (yeomgissang)molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Latin par basium

par basiummolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Polish para zasad

para zasadmolecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Russian спа́ренные основа́ния

спа́ренные основа́ния (spárennyje osnovánija)molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Ukrainian па́ра осно́в

па́ра осно́в (pára osnóv)molecular biology: two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands

Cite this entry

APA

base pair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20pair

MLA

“base pair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20pair. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “base pair,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/base%20pair.