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Meaning of deoxyribonucleic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bahasa Indonesia asam deoksiribonukleat

Examples

“Meronym: nucleotide”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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