ribonucleic acid
NOUN
16 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
ribonucleic acid is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1B3O1N1U1C3L1E1I1C3A1C3I1D2
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does ribonucleic acid mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(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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