RNA

See also: -rna

English

Noun

RNA (countable and uncountable, plural RNAs)

  1. (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 0362-4331:
      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.

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Japanese

Etymology

From English RNA.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ールエヌエ [àárúénúéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ːɾɯ̟ᵝe̞nɯ̟ᵝe̞ː]

Noun

R(アール)N(エヌ)A(エー) (āru-enu-ē) 

  1. (genetics, biochemistry) Synonym of リボ核酸 (ribo-kakusan, ribonucleic acid); RNA

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English RNA.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛr.ɛnˈa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Syllabification: R‧N‧A

Proper noun

RNA m or n (indeclinable)

  1. (genetics, biochemistry) Abbreviation of 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.

Noun

RNA m (plural RNAs)

  1. Alternative form of ARN

Spanish

Noun

RNA m (plural RNA)

  1. RNA

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Turkish

Noun

RNA

  1. "Ribonükleik asit", ribonucleic acid.
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