ribonucleic acid

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-ik as-id, -kley-, -nyoo-, rahy- ]
/ ˈraɪ boʊ nuˈkli ɪk ˈæs ɪd, -ˈkleɪ-, -nyu-, ˌraɪ- /

noun Biochemistry.

RNA.
Sometimes ribose nucleic acid.

Origin of ribonucleic acid

First recorded in 1930–35; ribo(se) + nucleic acid

Words nearby ribonucleic acid

riblet, ribo-, riboflavin, riboflavin kinase, ribonuclease, ribonucleic acid, ribonucleoprotein, ribonucleoside, ribonucleotide, ribose, ribose 5-phosphate isomerase

British Dictionary definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid
/ (ˌraɪbəʊnjuːˈkliːɪk, -ˈkleɪ-) /

noun

the full name of RNA

Word Origin for ribonucleic acid

C20: from ribo ( se) + nucleic acid

Medical definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid
[ rī′bō-nōō-klē′ĭk, -klā′- ]

n.

RNA.

Scientific definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid
[ rī′bō-nōō-klē′ĭk ]

See RNA.

Cultural definitions for ribonucleic acid

ribonucleic acid
[ (reye-boh-nooh-klee-ik) ]

See RNA.