RNA
English
Noun
RNA (countable and uncountable, plural RNAs)
- (biochemistry) Initialism of ribonucleic acid.
- 2006 June 20, Nicholas Wade, “DNA or RNA? Versatile Player Takes a Leading Role in Molecular Research”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Looked at from RNA’s point of view, DNA is just a passive archive of information, a dull hunk of a telephone directory; it is RNA that looks up the numbers, establishes the connections and determines how long each call will last.
Derived terms
Translations
abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English RNA, from ribonucleic acid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛʁʔɛnˈʔaː]
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “RNA” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Japanese
Noun
RNA • (āru-enu-ē)
- (genetics, biochemistry) Synonym of リボ核酸 (ribo-kakusan, “ribonucleic acid”); RNA
See also
- DNA (dī-enu-ē)
Polish

RNA
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛr.ɛnˈa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛna
- Syllabification: R‧N‧A
Noun
RNA m inan or n (indeclinable)
- (genetics, molecular biology) Abbreviation of kwas rybonukleinowy.
- Synonym: kwas rybonukleinowy
Portuguese
Spanish
Further reading
- “RNA”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of RNA | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | RNA | RNA:t | — | — |
Genitive | RNA:s | RNA:ts | — | — |
See also
References
Turkish
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