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z-rna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
z-r-na
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A configuration of RNA, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of double-stranded RNA.

Uncountable

noun

An RNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

From Z + RNA. Blend of Z-DNA + RNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration RNA, an RNA analogue of the previously discovered Z-DNA.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Z-RNAs (plural)

Phrases

A-RNA Z-DNA

Frequently Paired Words

A-RNA RNA Z-DNA

Questions

What does z-rna mean?
A configuration of RNA, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of double-stranded RNA.
Where does z-rna come from?
From Z + RNA. Blend of Z-DNA + RNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration RNA, an RNA analogue of the previously discovered Z-DNA.

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