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deoxyribonucleic

UK/di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk//di.ɑk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuˈkleɪ.ɪk/

deoxyribonucleic adjective: of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.

Adjective

deoxyribonucleic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.

deoxyribonucleic meaning in Vietnamese

deoxyribonucleic in Vietnamese

Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid
đêôxiribônuclêic

Forms of deoxyribonucleic

alternative formdesoxyribonucleic

Origin of deoxyribonucleic

From deoxyribose + nucleic.

Words formed from deoxyribonucleic

Phrases with deoxyribonucleic

Questions about deoxyribonucleic

What does deoxyribonucleic mean?
Deoxyribonucleic means of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
What is deoxyribonucleic in Vietnamese?
Deoxyribonucleic in Vietnamese is đêôxiribônuclêic. See Deoxyribonucleic meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is deoxyribonucleic?
Deoxyribonucleic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deoxyribonucleic?
Deoxyribonucleic is pronounced /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near deoxyribonucleic in the dictionary

  1. deoxyribomutase
  2. deoxyribonuclease
  3. deoxyribonucleases
  4. deoxyribonucleate
  5. deoxyribonucleates
  6. deoxyribonucleic
  7. deoxyribonucleic acid
  8. deoxyribonucleic acids
  9. deoxyribonucleoprotein
  10. deoxyribonucleoproteins
  11. deoxyribonucleoside

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