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spherical nucleic acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
spher-i-cal nu-cle-ic acid
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.

Etymology

From spherical + nucleic acid.

Inflected Forms

spherical nucleic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

SNA

Phrases

deoxyribonucleic acid glycol nucleic acid nucleic acid peptide nucleic acid ribonucleic acid threonucleic acid xeno-nucleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

deoxyribonucleic acid glycol nucleic acid nucleic acid peptide nucleic acid ribonucleic acid threonucleic acid xeno-nucleic acid

Synonyms

SNA

Questions

What does spherical nucleic acid mean?
A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.
Where does spherical nucleic acid come from?
From spherical + nucleic acid.

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