"transfer RNA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transfer RNAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transfer RNA (plural transfer RNAs)
  1. (biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis. Wikipedia link: transfer RNA Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: tRNA [abbreviation] Translations (short-chain RNA): ARN de transferència [masculine] (Catalan), siirtäjä-rna (Finnish), transfer-RNA [feminine] (German), ARN de transferencia [masculine] (Spanish), taşıyıcı RNA (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-transfer_RNA-en-noun-cSXILBZy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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