how to pronounce cytosine

/ˈsaɪtəsiːn/

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cytosine is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of cytosine

noun:

A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

cytosine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cytosine occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cytosine can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cytosine can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;