ribonucleic acid
noun
15 letters6 syllables24 points in Scrabble®31 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell.
“ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses”
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Starts withR
Ends withD
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Double word48 points
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Starts & ends withR … D
Syllablesri · bo · nu · cle · ic ac · id
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