English Explanatory Dictionary

deoxyribonucleic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

Pronunciation

/di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-deoxyribonucleic acid.wav

Word forms

deoxyribonucleic acid deoxyribonucleic acids desoxyribonucleic acid

Synonyms

deoxyribose nucleic acid desoxyribose nucleic acid double helix DNA thymonucleic acid

Related words

nucleic acid ribonucleic acid peptide nucleic acid threose nucleic acid glycol nucleic acid unlocked nucleic acid locked nucleic acid bridged nucleic acid
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