RIBONUCLEIC ACID


Meaning of RIBONUCLEIC ACID in English

n. a nucleic acid yielding ribose on hydrolysis, present in living cells, esp. in ribosomes where it is involved in protein synthesis. °Abbr.: RNA.

[ RIBOSE + NUCLEIC ACID ]

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