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Definition of deoxyribonucleic acid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deoxyribonucleic acid

noun
 
/diˌɒksiˌraɪbəʊnjuːˌkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/
 
/diˌɑːksiˌraɪbəʊnuːˌkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/
 [uncountable]
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