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Defenition of the word ribonucleic acid

    • Defenition of the word ribonucleic acid

      • A nucleic acid polymer containing ribose rings, transcribed from DNA by enzymes and used for the translation of genes into proteins.
      • a nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm; controls certain chemical processes in the cell
      • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in th
      • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell

    Synonyms for the word ribonucleic acid

      • RNA

    Meronymys for the word ribonucleic acid

      • adenine
      • cytosine
      • guanine
      • ribose
      • uracil

    Hyponyms for the word ribonucleic acid

      • acceptor RNA
      • informational RNA
      • messenger RNA
      • mRNA
      • nRNA
      • nuclear RNA
      • soluble RNA
      • template RNA
      • transfer RNA
      • tRNA

    Hypernyms for the word ribonucleic acid

      • nucleic acid
      • polymer

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