Definition
An alternative or variant spelling of cytosine, one of the four chemical bases found in DNA and RNA.
Etymology
From cyto- (Greek kytos, 'cell') + -ose/osine (suffix denoting a chemical compound). This variant spelling reflects older or regional conventions in biochemical nomenclature before standardization.
Kelly Says
The standardization of scientific names is a surprisingly recent phenomenon—different chemists in different countries used different spellings for the same molecule, which is why you might see both 'cytosin' and 'cytosine' in older texts!
Translations
ARالعربية
سي tosin
si-to-sin
BNবাংলা
সাইটোসিন
sai-to-sin
CACatalà
citosina
si-to-si-na
CSČeština
cytosin
si-to-sin
DADansk
cytosin
si-to-sin
DEDeutsch
Cytosin
si-to-sin
ELΕλληνικά
κυτοσίνη
ki-to-si-ni
ESEspañol
citosina
si-to-si-na
FISuomi
cytosini
si-to-si-ni
FRFrançais
cytosine
si-to-sin
HEעברית
ציטוזין
tsi-to-zin
HIहिन्दी
साइटोसिन
saito-sin
HUMagyar
citosin
si-to-sin
IDBahasa Indonesia
citosin
si-to-sin
ITItaliano
citosina
si-to-si-na
KMKM
ស្វីតូស៊ីន
svei-to-si-in
MSBahasa Melayu
citosin
si-to-sin
MYမြန်မာ
စိုင်းတိုစင်း
sain-to-sin
NLNederlands
cytosine
si-to-sin
NONorsk
cytosin
si-to-sin
PLPolski
cytosyna
si-to-si-na
PTPortuguês
citosina
si-to-si-na
RORomână
citosină
si-to-si-na
RUРусский
цитозин
si-to-zin
SVSvenska
cytosin
si-to-sin
SWKiswahili
cytosin
si-to-sin
TAதமிழ்
சைட்டோசின்
sait-o-sin
TEతెలుగు
సైటోసిన్
sai-to-sin
TRTürkçe
citosin
si-to-sin
UKУкраїнська
цитозин
si-to-zin
URاردو
سائٹو سین
sai-to-sin
VITiếng Việt
cytosin
si-to-sin