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pronunciation:: paI rI m din [or] pi r m din [or] paI rI m dihn [or] pi r m dihn

part of speech:	noun
definition 1:	an organic compound that is the fundamental form of certain bases that are constituents of nucleic acids.
definition 2:	any derivative of this compound, esp. one of the bases that form nucleic acids, such as cytosine or thymine.

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