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ribonucleic

/ɹˌaɪboʊnuklˈeɪɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
ri-bonu-cle-ic
IPA
/ɹˌaɪboʊnuklˈeɪɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives

Etymology

From ribose + nucleic.

Derived Forms

microribonucleic ribonuclease

Phrases

ribosomal ribonucleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

deoxyribonucleic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ribonucleic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌaɪboʊnuklˈeɪɪk/.
What does ribonucleic mean?
Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives
Where does ribonucleic come from?
From ribose + nucleic.

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