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Noun: deoxyribonucleic acid
  1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
    "deoxyribonucleic acid is the king of molecules";
    - desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

Derived forms: deoxyribonucleic acids

Type of: polymer

Encyclopedia: Deoxyribonucleic acid

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deoxidize
deoxyadenosine
deoxyadenosine monophosphate
deoxycytidine
deoxycytidine monophosphate
deoxyephedrine
deoxygenate
deoxygenation
deoxyguanosine
deoxyguanosine monophosphate
deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribose
deoxythymidine
deoxythymidine monophosphate
dépanneur
Depardieu
Deparia
Deparia acrostichoides
depart
departed
departer