DICTIONARY ENTRY
9 SYLLABLES
deoxyribonucleic acid
Deoxyribonucleic acid has 9 syllables: de · ox · y · ri · bo · nu · cle · ic ac · id.
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noun. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information.
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