Definition for ribonucleic acid - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	ribonucleic acid (ribo\|nucle¦ic acid) Pronunciation: /ˌrʌɪbə(ʊ)njuːˈkleɪɪk, -ˈkliːɪk/ noun see RNA. Origin: 1930s: ribonucleic from ribose + nucleic acid		Search results in the dictionary RNA More results » More words in this category base pair bivalent centimorgan chromosome cytidine genetic code genome heterochromatin homeobox homologous Human Genome Project polysome potency pseudouridine sex chromosome translate triploid trisomy X chromosome inactivation Nearby Words ribbon worm ribbon-grass ribbonfish ribby ribcage Ribera, José de ribitol riboflavin ribonuclease ribonucleic acid ribose ribosome ribozyme ribulose ribwort Ricardian ¹ Ricardo, David Ricci tensor rice