Abasic

Meaning

Adj

●

In Medicine:

Of,

pertaining

to or

caused

by abasia.

●

In Biochemistry:

That has neither a

purine

nor a

pyrimidine

base.

●

In Biochemistry & Genetics:

Missing a

nucleotide

base

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

abasic

English

-ic

English

-ique

French

-icus

Dutch

English

Anglo-Norman

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

ex-

Latin

Middle English (1100-1500)

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Latin

ἀ-

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

abasia

English

basic

English

base

English

bas

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

bassus

Latin

base

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

basis

Latin

βάσις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Sourced from

Etym

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