English word homopurine comes from English homo-, English purine
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| homo- | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality. Same. |
| purine | English (eng) | (organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids. |
| homopurine | English (eng) | (genetics) Describing a pairing of a purine with the same one on a neighboring strand of nucleic acid. |