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deoxyribonucleic acid

/di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxyri-bonu-cle-ic acid
IPA
/di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
40
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
  • British English: /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxyribonucleic acids (plural) desoxyribonucleic acid (alternative)

Derived Forms

deoxyribonucleate

Phrases

nucleic acid ribonucleic acid peptide nucleic acid threose nucleic acid glycol nucleic acid unlocked nucleic acid locked nucleic acid bridged nucleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

nucleic acid ribonucleic acid peptide nucleic acid threose nucleic acid glycol nucleic acid unlocked nucleic acid locked nucleic acid bridged nucleic acid

Synonyms

deoxyribose nucleic acid desoxyribose nucleic acid double helix DNA thymonucleic acid desoxyribonucleic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/.
What does deoxyribonucleic acid mean?
A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

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