Pteridine
pteridine
(těr’ĭ-dēn’)
Any of a group of organic compounds having two fused six-member rings each containing two nitrogen atoms and four carbon atoms. One of the rings is a pyrimidine, the other a pyrazine. Pteridines include folic acid and the pigments of butterfly wings.
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1. a combining form meaning “fern,” used in the formation of compound words: pteridology.
- Pteridology
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- Pteridophyte
[tuh-rid-uh-fahyt, ter-i-doh-] /təˈrɪd əˌfaɪt, ˈtɛr ɪ doʊ-/ noun 1. any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. pteridophyte /ˈtɛrɪdəʊˌfaɪt/ noun 1. (in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, […]
- Pteridosperm
[tuh-rid-uh-spurm, ter-i-doh-] /təˈrɪd əˌspɜrm, ˈtɛr ɪ doʊ-/ noun 1. seed fern. pteridosperm /ˈtɛrɪdəˌspɜːm/ noun 1. any extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the group Pteridospermae Also called seed fern
- Pterion
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