noun · countable / uncountable · rare

nucleic acid

nucleic acid · nucleic acids

нуклеїнова кислота

нуклеиновая кислота

Nukleinsäure

Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of…Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple 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

UK/njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/US/nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/

» The cytoplasm consists of proteins, the nucleus of nucleic acids.

haukie · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

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(countable, uncountable)Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple 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
Nukleinsäure
нуклеи́новая кислота́nukleínovaja kislotá
нуклеї́нова кислота́nuklejínova kyslotá

More definitions

(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells

Examples

8 sentences

The cytoplasm consists of proteins, the nucleus of nucleic acids.
haukie · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
How do organic proteins and nucleic acids emerge from inorganic matter?
deWie entstanden die organischen Proteine und Nukleinsäuren aus anorganischen Stoffen? — Alois
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
How are organic proteins and nucleic acids created from inorganic matter?
deWie entstanden die organischen Proteine und Nukleinsäuren aus anorganischen Stoffen? — Alois
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
How are organic proteins and nucleic acids formed from inorganic matter?
deWie entstanden die organischen Proteine und Nukleinsäuren aus anorganischen Stoffen? — Alois
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
How do organic proteins and nucleic acids come into being from inorganic matter?
deWie entstanden die organischen Proteine und Nukleinsäuren aus anorganischen Stoffen? — Alois
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

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Origin

nucleic + acid; named for the fact that in eukaryotes, some of the important actions of su

nucleic + acid; named for the fact that in eukaryotes, some of the important actions of such acids are especially associated with the nucleus of the cell.

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