ribonucleic acid

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-ik as-id, -kley-, -nyoo-, rahy- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. RNA.

Origin of ribonucleic acid

1
First recorded in 1930–35; ribo(se) + nucleic acid
  • Sometimes ribose nucleic acid .

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How to use ribonucleic acid in a sentence

  • There is a conversion of ribonucleic acid to desoxyribonucleic acid.

    On Handling the Data | M. I. Mayfield
  • There is a conversion of desoxyribonucleic acid to ribonucleic acid.

    On Handling the Data | M. I. Mayfield

British Dictionary definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid

/ (ˌraɪbəʊnjuːˈkliːɪk, -ˈkleɪ-) /


noun
  1. the full name of RNA

Origin of ribonucleic acid

1
C20: from ribo (se) + nucleic acid

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Scientific definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid

[ rī′bō-nōō-klēĭk ]


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Cultural definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid

[ (reye-boh-nooh-klee-ik) ]


See RNA.

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