desoxyribonucleic acid

/D EH1 S AA1 K S IH0 R AH0 B OW0 N UW1 K L IH0 K AE0 S AH0 D/
noun
  1. 1

    Alternative spelling of deoxyribonucleic acid. [(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.]

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