RNA
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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[1], →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
Related terms
Translations
abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
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Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English RNA, from ribonucleic acid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɛʁʔɛnˈʔaː]
Audio: (file)
Noun
RNA f (genitive RNA, no plural)
- (molecular biology) , synonym of Ribonukleinsäure
Further reading
- “RNA” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Japanese
Etymology
Pronunciation
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
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛr.ɛnˈa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: R‧N‧A
Noun
RNA m inan or n (indeclinable)
- (genetics, molecular biology) abbreviation of kwas rybonukleinowy
- Synonym: kwas rybonukleinowy
Further reading
- RNA in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- RNA in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁi ˈẽ.ni ˈa/ [ˈɛ.hi ˈẽ.ni ˈa]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁi ˈẽ.ni ˈa/ [ˈɛ.χi ˈẽ.ni ˈa]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁe ˈe.ne ˈa/ [ˈɛ.he ˈe.ne ˈa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɛˌʁ‿ɛˈn‿a/
Noun
RNA m (plural RNAs)
- alternative form of ARN
Spanish
Noun
RNA m (plural RNA)
Further reading
- “RNA”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
RNA n
- (biochemistry) RNA
- Synonym: ribonukleinsyra
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | RNA | RNA:s |
definite | RNA:t | RNA:ts | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
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References
Turkish
Noun
RNA
- "Ribonükleik asit", ribonucleic acid.