nucleic acid
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[edit] Etymology
nucleic (of the nucleus) + acid
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/, /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
- (US) IPA: /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
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[edit] Noun
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nucleic acid (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
[edit] Translations
acidic chainlike biological macromolecule
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