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ribonucleic acid
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
ribonucleic acid
(noun)
deoxyribonucleic acid
(noun)
ribonucleic acid
/ˌraɪboʊnʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
Brit
/ˌraɪbəʊnjʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
noun
ribonucleic acid
/ˌraɪboʊnʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
Brit
/ˌraɪbəʊnjʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RIBONUCLEIC ACID
[
noncount
]
technical
:
rna
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