NUCLEIC ACID


Meaning of NUCLEIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: nu ̇ - ' kl ē -ik-, - ' kl ā -, nyu ̇ -

Function: noun

Etymology: from their occurrence in cell nuclei

Date: 1892

: any of various complex organic acids (as DNA or RNA) that are composed of nucleotide chains

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