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a-rna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
a-r-na
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.

Uncountable

noun

An RNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

From A + RNA. Blend of A-DNA + RNA. From being an RNA analogue of the previously discovered A-DNA.

Usage

Inflected Forms

A-RNAs (plural)

Phrases

A-DNA Z-RNA

Frequently Paired Words

A-DNA RNA Z-RNA

Questions

What does a-rna mean?
A configuration of RNA, right-hand twisting double helix, that forms the default configuration of double-stranded RNA.
Where does a-rna come from?
From A + RNA. Blend of A-DNA + RNA. From being an RNA analogue of the previously discovered A-DNA.

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