nucleic acid

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/, /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
• (America) IPA: /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/

Noun

nucleic acid

1. (biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell

Translations

• French: acide nucléique
• German: Nukleinsäure
• Italian: acido nucleico
• Portuguese: ácido nucleico
• Russian: нуклеи́новая кислота́
• Spanish: ácido nucleico

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