dna

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see also: DNA

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Noun

dna

1. Alternative form of DNA

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DNA

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Noun

dna

1. (biochemistry) A biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid (a type of nucleic acid) that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
2. (informal) That part of a person's character that has a genetic origin.
3. (figurative) The fundamental values or vision of an organization.

Translations

• French: ADN
• German: DNS, DNA
• Italian: DNA
• Portuguese: ADN
• Russian: ДНК
• Spanish: ADN

Proper noun

1. Defense Nuclear Agency.

Verb

dna (dnas, present participle dnaing; past and past participle dnaed)

1. To examine a sample of (someone's) deoxyribonucleic acid.
2. (US, military) To put under a DNA order because of mental illness.

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