Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pyrimidine

2 senses of pyrimidine

Sense 1
pyrimidine -- (any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine)
       => base, alkali -- (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia")

Sense 2
pyrimidine -- (a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor)
       => organic compound -- (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)