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Etymology
nucleic (of the nucleus) + acid

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/nju��kli�.ɪk �æsɪd/ or /nju��kleɪ.ɪk �æsɪd/
italbrac|US IPA|/nu�kleɪ.ɪk �æsɪd/
audio|en-us-nucleic acid.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|sg=nucleic acid

1. context|biochemistry|genetics Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiply repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell

Translations

Czech: Nukleová kyselina f
Finnish: nukleiinihappo, tumahappo
French: Acide nucléique
German: Nukleinsäure f
Icelandic: kjarnasýra (kjarni m + sýra f) f
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Japanese: JAchar|核� (JAchar|����, kakusan)
Polish: kwasy nukleinowe
Romanian: acid nucleic
Slovak: Nukleová kyselina f
Spanish: �cido nucleico
Swedish: nukleinsyra c

See also
DNA
RNA
nucleoside
nucleotide

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