Definition
Plural of guanine, a nitrogen-containing compound found in DNA and RNA that pairs with cytosine.
Etymology
From guano (bird droppings) + -in (chemical suffix), as guanine was first isolated from guano deposits in the 1840s by chemists studying bird excrement as a source of nutrients.
Kelly Says
It's wild that scientists discovered one of the four letters of the genetic code (G in DNA) by analyzing bird poop—guano became the key to understanding heredity itself!
Translations
ARالعربية
غوانينات
gwa-ninat
CACatalà
guanines
gwa-nee-nahs
CSČeština
guaniny
gwa-nin
DEDeutsch
Guanine
gwa-nin
ELΕλληνικά
γουανίνες
gwa-nee-nee
ESEspañol
guaninas
gwa-nee-nahs
FISuomi
guaniineja
gwa-nee-nee
FRFrançais
guanines
gwa-neen
HUMagyar
guaninek
gwa-nin
IDBahasa Indonesia
guanin
gwa-nin
ITItaliano
guanine
gwa-nee-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
guanin
gwa-nin
MYမြန်မာ
ဂွမ်နင်း
gwa-nin
NLNederlands
guanines
gwa-neen
PLPolski
guanyny
gwa-nee-nee
PTPortuguês
guaninas
gwa-nee-nahs
RORomână
guanine
gwa-nee-nah
RUРусский
гуанины
gwa-nin
SVSvenska
guaniner
gwa-nin
SWKiswahili
guanin
gwa-nin
TAதமிழ்
குவானின்
gwa-na-nin
TEతెలుగు
గువానిన్
gwa-nin
TRTürkçe
guaninler
gwa-ninler
UKУкраїнська
гуаніни
gwa-nin
VITiếng Việt
guanin
gwa-nin