deoxyribonucleic acid

/D IY0 AA0 K S IH0 R AY0 B OW0 N UW0 K L EY1 IH0 K AE1 S AH0 D/

noun

1
A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living, see virus); consists of a polymer formed from nucleotides which are shaped into a double helix; it is associated with the transmission of genetic information.
syn:deoxyribose nucleic acid desoxyribose nucleic acid double helix

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