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Vinony

nucleic acid

noun

  1. polynucleotides that carry genetic information or are involved in protein transcription or translation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ / /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ / /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/

noun

Etymology: nucleic + acid; named for the fact that in eukaryotes, some of the important actions of such acids are especially associated with the nucleus of the cell.

  1. Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell