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nucleic acid
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
nucleic acid
(noun)
deoxyribonucleic acid
(noun)
ribonucleic acid
(noun)
nucleic acid
/nʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
noun
plural
nucleic acids
nucleic acid
/nʊ
ˈ
kliːjɪk-/
noun
plural
nucleic acids
Britannica Dictionary definition of NUCLEIC ACID
[
count
]
technical
:
any of various acids (such as DNA or RNA) that are found in living cells
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