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deoxyribonucleic acid

[ dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-ik, -nyoo-, -ok-si-rahy- ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. DNA.

deoxyribonucleic acid

/ diːˌɒksɪˌraɪbəʊnjuːˈkleɪɪk /

noun

  1. the full name for DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

/ dē-ŏk′sē-rī′bō-no̅o̅-klē′ĭk /

  1. See DNA

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deoxyribonucleic acid1

First recorded in 1930–35; deoxy- + ribonucleic acid

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