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ri⋅bo⋅nu⋅cle⋅ic ac⋅id

  [rahy-boh-noo-klee-ik, -kley-, -nyoo-, rahy-]
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–noun Biochemistry.
RNA.
Also, ribose nucleic acid.

Origin:
1930–35; ribo(se) + nucleic acid
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ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid   (rī'bō-nōō-klē'ĭk, -klā'-, -nyōō-)   
n.  See RNA.

[ribo(se) + nucleic acid.]
RNA   (är'ěn-ā')   
n.  A polymeric constituent of all living cells and many viruses, consisting of a long, usually single-stranded chain of alternating phosphate and ribose units with the bases adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil bonded to the ribose. RNA molecules are involved in protein synthesis and sometimes in the transmission of genetic information. Also called ribonucleic acid.

[r(ibo)n(ucleic) a(cid).]
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ribonucleic acid [(reye-boh-nooh-klee-ik)]

See RNA.

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Main Entry: ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid
Pronunciation: "rI-bO-n(y)u-"klE-ik-, -"klA-
Function: noun
: RNA
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ribonucleic acid ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid (rī'bō-n&oomacr;-klē'ĭk, -klā'-, -ny&oomacr;-)
n.
RNA.

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ribonucleic acid   (rī'bō-n-klē'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
See RNA.
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