"ribonucleic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ribonucleic acids [plural], RNA [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ribonucleic acid (countable and uncountable, plural ribonucleic acids)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: RNA Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: ribose nucleic acid Derived forms: ribozyme Related terms: nucleic acid, ribonucleate, deoxyribonucleic acid (english: DNA), peptide nucleic acid (alt: PNA), threose nucleic acid (alt: TNA), glycol nucleic acid (alt: GNA), unlocked nucleic acid (alt: UNA), locked nucleic acid (alt: LNA), bridged nucleic acid (alt: BNA) Translations (derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material): àcid ribonucleic [masculine] (Catalan), 核糖核酸 (hat⁶ tong⁴ hat⁶ syun¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 核糖核酸 (hétáng hésuān) (Chinese Mandarin), ribonukleová kyselina [feminine] (Czech), ribonukleiinihappo (Finnish), acide ribonucléique [masculine] (French), რიბონუკლეინის მჟავა (ribonuḳleinis mžava) (Georgian), Ribonukleinsäure (RNS f) [feminine] (German), 核糖核酸 (fu̍t-thòng fu̍t-sôn) (Hakka Chinese), ribonukleinsav (Hungarian), ríbósakjarnsýra [feminine] (Icelandic), aigéad ribeanúicléasach [masculine] (Irish), acido ribonucleico [masculine] (Italian), リボ核酸 (ribokakusan) (alt: リボかくさん) (Japanese), рибонуклеин қышқылы (ribonuklein qyşqyly) (Kazakh), 리보핵산 (ribohaeksan) (Korean), acidum ribonucleicum [neuter] (Latin), asid ribonukleik (Malay), рибонуклейн хүчил (ribonuklejn xüčil) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), бөөм чихрийн бөөм хүчил (bööm čixriin bööm xüčil) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠰᠢᠬᠢᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠬᠦᠴᠢᠯ (bögem sikir-ün bögem küčil) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), asîda rîbonukleyî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), kwas rybonukleinowy [masculine] (Polish), ácido ribonucleico [masculine] (Portuguese), acid ribonucleic [masculine] (Romanian), рибонуклеи́новая кислота́ (ribonukleínovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), ácido ribonucleico [masculine] (Spanish), ribonukleinsyra [common-gender] (Swedish), ribonükleik asit (Turkish)

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          "word": "核糖核酸"
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          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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          "roman": "ribonuklein qyşqyly",
          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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          "roman": "ribonuklejn xüčil",
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          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "bööm čixriin bööm xüčil",
          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "mn",
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          "roman": "bögem sikir-ün bögem küčil",
          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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          "word": "ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠰᠢᠬᠢᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠬᠦᠴᠢᠯ"
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          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kwas rybonukleinowy"
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          "word": "ribonukleinsyra"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "ribonuḳleinis mžava",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "რიბონუკლეინის მჟავა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "ribonukleinsav"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ríbósakjarnsýra"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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      "word": "aigéad ribeanúicléasach"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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      "roman": "ribokakusan",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "リボ核酸"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "ribonuklein qyşqyly",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "рибонуклеин қышқылы"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ribohaeksan",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "리보핵산"
    },
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      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "asîda rîbonukleyî"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
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      "word": "acidum ribonucleicum"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "asid ribonukleik"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ribonuklejn xüčil",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "рибонуклейн хүчил"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bööm čixriin bööm xüčil",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "China",
        "Cyrillic"
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      "word": "бөөм чихрийн бөөм хүчил"
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    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bögem sikir-ün bögem küčil",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠰᠢᠬᠢᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠪᠥᠭᠡᠮ ᠬᠦᠴᠢᠯ"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "kwas rybonukleinowy"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ácido ribonucleico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acid ribonucleic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ribonukleínovaja kislotá",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "рибонуклеи́новая кислота́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ácido ribonucleico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ribonukleinsyra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "derivative of DNA, used in the transcription of genetic material",
      "word": "ribonükleik asit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ribonucleic acid"
}

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