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ADENINE
Definition of ADENINE
noun
A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
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Where it comes from
From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). By surface analysis, aden- + -ine. It was named in 1885 by the German biochemist Albrecht Kossel, in reference to the pancreas (a specific gland) from which Kossel's sample had been extracted.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADENINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
Built from these letters
ADENINE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEINN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear more than once.
Words that start ADENIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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