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nucleic acids

nu·cle·ic ac·id
N n

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-ik, -kley-, nyoo-]
    • /nuˈkli ɪk, -ˈkleɪ-, nyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-ik, -kley-, nyoo-]
    • /nuˈkli ɪk, -ˈkleɪ-, nyu-/

Definition of nucleic acids words

  • noun nucleic acids any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides. 1
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Origin of nucleic acids

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; nucle(us) + -ic; compare German Nucleïnsäure (1889)

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nucleic acids popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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