dihydrouridine

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noun

A pyrimidine resulting from adding two hydrogen atoms to a uridine, making it a fully saturated pyrimidine ring with no remaining double bonds.

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Meanings

noundihydrouridine (countable and uncountable, plural dihydrouridines)

plural dihydrouridines

  1. countableuncountableA pyrimidine resulting from adding two hydrogen atoms to a uridine, making it a fully saturated pyrimidine ring with no remaining double bonds.

Origin

From di- + hydro- + uridine.

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APA

dihydrouridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrouridine

MLA

“dihydrouridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrouridine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dihydrouridine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrouridine.

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