purine

1. A double-ringed, crystalline organic base, C5H4N4, not known to occur naturally, from which is derived the nitrogen bases adenine and guanine, as well as uric acid as a metabolic end product.

2. Any of a group of organic compounds structurally related to purine, particularly adenine and guanine, and also caffeine, uric acid, theobromine, and theophylline.

3. A base (as adenine or guanine) that is a constituent of DNA or RNA.

4. A derivative of purine.

5. A crystalline base CHN that is the parent of compounds of the uric-acid group.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
purine	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
er	2
un	2
up	4
re	2
en	2
pi	4
pe	4
nu	2
ne	2
in	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
nip	5
ern	3
uni	3
run	3
rue	3
rip	5
rin	3
rep	5
rei	3
urn	3
urp	5
ire	3
pen	5
per	5
pie	5
pur	5
pun	5
piu	5
pin	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pure	6
rune	4
ruin	4
ripe	6
rein	4
pein	6
peri	6
pier	6
pine	6
puri	6
pirn	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
unrip	7
urine	5
prune	7
ripen	7
repin	7
purin	7
inure	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
purine	8
punier	8
unripe	8