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ribonucleic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
ri-bonu-cle-ic acid
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ribonucleic acids (plural) RNA (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

ribozyme RNA

Phrases

microribonucleic acid ribosomal ribonucleic acid deoxyribonucleic acid glycol nucleic acid nucleic acid peptide nucleic acid threose nucleic acid unlocked nucleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

deoxyribonucleic acid glycol nucleic acid nucleic acid peptide nucleic acid ribonucleate threose nucleic acid unlocked nucleic acid locked nucleic acid

Synonyms

ribose nucleic acid rna

Questions

What does ribonucleic acid mean?
A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.

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