spherical nucleic acid
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From spherical + nucleic acid.
Noun
[edit]spherical nucleic acid (plural spherical nucleic acids)
- A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.
Synonyms
[edit]- SNA (abbreviation)
Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- SNA (abbreviation)
Related terms
[edit]Related terms
- nucleic acid
- deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”)
- ribonucleic acid (“RNA”)
- threonucleic acid (“TNA”)
- glycol nucleic acid (“GNA”)
- peptide nucleic acid (“PNA”)
- xeno-nucleic acid (“XNA”)