nucleic acid
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/, /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
- (US) IPA(key): /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
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Noun
nucleic acid (countable and uncountable, plural nucleic acids)
- (biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiply repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell
Derived terms
Derived terms
- unlocked nucleic acid (UNA)
- locked nucleic acid (LNA)
- bridged nucleic acid (BNA)
- nucleic acid analogue (XNA)
Translations
acidic chainlike biological macromolecule
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