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threose nucleic acid

threose nucleic acid noun: an analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA.

Noun

threose nucleic acid (plural threose nucleic acids)

  1. An analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA

Synonyms of threose nucleic acid

Forms of threose nucleic acid

pluralthreose nucleic acids

Words formed from threose nucleic acid

Questions about threose nucleic acid

What does threose nucleic acid mean?
Threose nucleic acid means an analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA.
What part of speech is threose nucleic acid?
Threose nucleic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of threose nucleic acid?
The plural of threose nucleic acid is threose nucleic acids.

Words near threose nucleic acid in the dictionary

  1. threonucleic acids
  2. threonyl
  3. threonylation
  4. threonyls
  5. threose
  6. threose nucleic acid
  7. threose nucleic acids
  8. threoses
  9. threpe
  10. threpes
  11. threping

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