nucleic acid

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Etymology[edit]

nucleic + acid

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/, /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
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Noun[edit]

nucleic acid (countable and uncountable, plural nucleic acids)

  1. (biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple 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

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