粵

嘌piu1呤ling4

piu1 ling4piào lìng

English

  1. purine (loanword)
  2. purine, purines

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種新陳代謝產生嘅水溶性化合物,其中包括係核酸重要嘅組成部份嘅鹼基:腺嘌呤 (A) 同鳥嘌呤 (G)(另見嘧啶),亦包括可可鹼、咖啡因同尿酸;食用含大量嘌呤嘅食物容易引發痛風

Examples

  • 菸鹼醯胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸

    Niacinamide adenine dinucleotide is found in all living cells.

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  • 蝦好多嘌呤㗎,好心你有痛風就食少啲啦。

    Shrimp is rich in purines. You know you have gout right? Eat less of them for goodness' sake.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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