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nucleic acid

The correct spelling is nucleic acid.

How to pronounce nucleic acid

/njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
noun

IPA: /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/

Say it like: Nuc-lay-c a-sid

The correct spelling is nucleic acid. Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservati…

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noun

  1. 1.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

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