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alien nucleic acid

alien nucleic acid noun: any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.

Noun

alien nucleic acid (plural alien nucleic acids)

  1. Any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.

Forms of alien nucleic acid

pluralalien nucleic acids

Questions about alien nucleic acid

What does alien nucleic acid mean?
Alien nucleic acid means any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.
What part of speech is alien nucleic acid?
Alien nucleic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of alien nucleic acid?
The plural of alien nucleic acid is alien nucleic acids.

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