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ribonucleic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ribose + nucleic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: рыбануклеі́навы (rybanukljeínavy) — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Czech: ribonukleový — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • French: ribonucléique — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Italian: ribonucleico — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Polish: rybonukleinowy — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Portuguese: ribonucléico — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Romanian: ribonucleic — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Russian: рибонуклеи́новый (ribonukleínovyj) — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Spanish: ribonucleico — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Turkish: ribonükleik — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives
  • Ukrainian: рибонуклеї́новий (rybonuklejínovyj) — of or pertaining to RNA or its derivatives