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deoxyribonucleic

/di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxyri-bonu-cle-ic
IPA
/di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.

Etymology

From deoxyribose + nucleic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/
  • British English: /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

desoxyribonucleic (alternative)

Derived Forms

deoxyribonucleate

Frequently Paired Words

ribonucleic

Rhymes With

mosaic archaic algebraic photovoltaic nucleic hayek formulaic passaic prosaic ptolemaic altaic ribonucleic

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxyribonucleic?
The recorded pronunciation is /di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/.
What does deoxyribonucleic mean?
Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
Where does deoxyribonucleic come from?
From deoxyribose + nucleic.

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