deoxyribonucleic acid

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deoxyribonucleic acid

/di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ UK
/di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/ US

noun deoxyribonucleic acids · desoxyribonucleic acid

countable, uncountable A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction. Meronym: nucleotide
Similar: deoxyribose nucleic acid, desoxyribose nucleic acid, double helix, DNA, thymonucleic acid

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noun deoxyribonucleic acid

Español	ácido desoxirribonucleico
한국어	디옥시리보핵산 dioksiribohaeksan
日本語	デオキシリボ核酸 deokishiribo kakusan
中文	脫氧核糖核酸 /脱氧核糖核酸 tuōyǎng hétáng hésuān, 去氧核糖核酸 qùyǎng hétáng hésuān
Português	ácido desoxirribonucleico, ácido desoxirribonucléico
Français	acide désoxyribonucléique
Deutsch	Desoxyribonukleinsäure
Italiano	acido desossiribonucleico, acido deossiribonucleico
Ελληνικά	δεσοξυριβοζονουκλεϊνικό οξύ desoxyrivozonoukleïnikó oxý, δεοξυριβονουκλεϊκό οξύ deoxyrivonoukleïkó oxý
Română	acid dezoxiribonucleic
Русский	дезоксирибонуклеи́новая кислота́ dɛzoksiribonukleínovaja kislotá
Tiếng Việt	axit đêôxiribônuclêic
العربية	حِمْض نَوَوِيّ رِيبِيّ مَنْقُوص الأُكْسِجِين ḥimḍ nawawiyy rībiyy manqūṣ al-ʔuksijīn
עברית	חומצה דאוקסיריבונוקלאית khumtsá deoksiribonuklé'it

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@misc{deoxyribonucleic_acid_2026,
  title = {deoxyribonucleic acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deoxyribonucleic%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}