deoxyribonucleic

English

Alternative forms

• desoxyribonucleic

Etymology

From deoxyribose +‎ nucleic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk/

Adjective

deoxyribonucleic (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• deoxyribonucleate

 

Translations

Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid

• Belarusian: дэзоксірыбануклеі́навы (dezoksirybanukljeínavy)
• Catalan: desoxiribonucleic
• Czech: deoxyribonukleový (cs)
• French: désoxyribonucléique (fr)
• Galician: desoxirribonucleico m, desoxirribonucleica f
• Polish: deoksyrybonukleinowy (pl), dezoksyrybonukleinowy (pl)
• Portuguese: desoxirribonucleico m
• Russian: дезоксирибонуклеи́новый (ru) (dezoksiribonukleínovyj)
• Spanish: desoxirribonucleico (es)
• Ukrainian: дезоксирибонуклеї́новий (dezoksyrybonuklejínovyj)
• Vietnamese: đêôxiribônuclêic

See also

• ribonucleic