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base

base

23 8.8
A chemical part that makes up DNA or RNA
  • noun
  • /beɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : base nitrogenada
  • Here is the sugar, the nucleotide, the base, and the phosphate group.
  • base pair
  • DNA base
  • base pair (bp)

And the assumption was that because you've got ATCG, those are the four bases.

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Examples

  • And it actually formed bases of RNA.

  • These DNA bases, labeled ATG and C, are essentially letters in our genetic alphabet.

  • Their DNA has ten base pairs.

  • Well, we're going to also add the corresponding base into our RNA.

  • Nuclear bases are parts of the nucleotides, and nucleotides form both the DNA and RNA, though they each have different nuclear bases.

  • These DNA bases, labeled ATG and C, are essential components of our genetic code.

  • The base sequence of the DNA determines how proteins are made in living organisms.

  • In this experiment, we will analyze the different types of bases found in RNA.

Idioms

4 7.7

To make the first real progress in work or a relationship

To turn completely upside down while falling

A funny phrase people use online to say they have won

9.6

Close to having sex with someone you are dating

Compounds

42 3.4

A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies

38 3.2

A group of people who strongly support someone like a singer or sports team

air base
  • Specialized
26 3.3

A military place where people keep, fix, and fly planes and helicopters

tax base
  • Specialized
18 4.2

The total value of income, goods, or sales a government can collect money from

16 8.0

A stage in a relationship when people touch above the waist

14 3.1

A player who stands near the third corner and stops balls hit there

14 3.1

A player who stands at first base to catch throws and get runners out

14 3.4

The main office where a company or group does its work

12 2.4

The first of four points on the field that a runner must touch to score

A place where people plan and start activities like a military camp or company office

10 3.3

A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice

10 3.7

The second of four bases a runner touches when running to score

9 2.6

A place where soldiers live, train, and work

9 4.2

A player who stands near second base and catches or stops ground balls

first base
  • Informal
8 4.4

An early step toward reaching a goal

8 3.0

A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score

knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers

base pair
  • Specialized
6 3.9

Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine

base runner
  • Specialized
3 3.5

A batting team player on base or running to reach a base

2 5.9

The number of a company's products that people use now, like devices or software

2 3.4

A place where the navy keeps, fixes, and supplies its ships

base metal
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A common metal like iron or copper that is not as valuable as gold

base on balls
  • Specialized
1 5.5

An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone

1 3.0

A flat rubber square that the batter stands beside and runners touch to score

1 4.8

A military place where people keep, fix, and send rockets into the sky

A type of paint that uses water instead of oil

5.5

A key interest rate set by the Bank of England that other loan rates follow

base wallah
  • Indian
9.9

A person who manages supplies and daily tasks at a base, like transport and housing

copper-base alloy
  • Specialized
5.1

A metal made mostly of copper mixed with other metals like tin or zinc

acid-base equilibrium
  • Specialized
4.8

A balance of acids and bases in the body that keeps it working

acid-base balance
  • Specialized
4.2

The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH

acid-base indicator
  • Specialized
4.2

A chemical that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic

fifth base
  • Offensive
9.9

A slang phrase for having sex as the final step in dating

nickel-base alloy
  • Specialized
6.0

A metal made mainly of nickel that resists very high heat and chemical damage

prisoner's base
  • Baby Talk
8.4

A children's game where two teams try to tag players from the other team and bring them to their base

rubber-base paint
  • Specialized
4.2

A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture

5.1

A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base safely

two-base hit
  • Specialized
4.2

A baseball play when the batter reaches second base safely

Surface Forms

base singular
bases plural

Etymology

Base for DNA parts comes from Greek basis, meaning 'foundation', and you can think of these 'bases' as the basic building blocks of the code of life, like the simple parts that everything is built from. That is why a change in a base can change the DNA message.