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Pyrimidine vs Pyridine - What's the difference?

pyrimidine | pyridine |

In organic compound|lang=en terms the difference between pyrimidine and pyridine

is that pyrimidine is (organic compound) a diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in dna and rna, thymine, uracil and cytosine while pyridine is (organic compound) any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, c5h5n.

As nouns the difference between pyrimidine and pyridine

is that pyrimidine is (organic compound) a diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in dna and rna, thymine, uracil and cytosine while pyridine is (organic compound) any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, c5h5n.

pyrimidine

English

Noun

(wikipedia pyrimidine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the basis of three of the bases found in DNA and RNA, thymine, uracil and cytosine

    • pyridine

    English

    (wikipedia pyridine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.

    • Derived terms

    * furopyridine * trimethylpyridine