deoxyribonucleic acid
noun/diˌɒksiˌraɪbəʊnjuːˌkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/
/diˌɑːksiˌraɪbəʊnuːˌkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/
[uncountable]- DNA (= the chemical in the cells of animals and plants that carries genetic information and is a type of nucleic acid)Topics Biologyc2
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deoxyribonucleic acid