Phrase Hound found 24 phrases and 11 compound words that contain nucleic. The most common are listed below. Open nucleic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 24
- nucleic acidAny 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 …
- nucleic acidsplural of 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 preservation, replication and expression of …
- nucleic acid testA technique used to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence, usually to identify a particular organism, often a virus or bacteria.
- nucleic acid testsplural of nucleic acid test: A technique used to detect a particular nucleic acid sequence, usually to identify a particular organism, often a virus or bacteria.
- locked nucleic acida synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding.
- peptide nucleic acidA synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA
- peptide nucleic acidsplural of peptide nucleic acid: A synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA
- spherical nucleic acidA spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.
- spherical nucleic acidsplural of spherical nucleic acid: A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.
- glycol nucleic acidA synthetic nucleic acid; an analogue of DNA in which the sugar backbone is glycerol or a related glycol
- bridged nucleic acidA nucleic acid, some of whose ribose groups have an intramolecular bridge
- bridged nucleic acidsplural of bridged nucleic acid: A nucleic acid, some of whose ribose groups have an intramolecular bridge
- threose nucleic acidAn analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA
- alien nucleic acidAny nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.
- alien nucleic acidsplural of alien nucleic acid: Any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.
- locked nucleic acidsplural of locked nucleic acid: a synthetic form of RNA, in which the ribose is modified to be locked into a specific conformation by adding extra chemical bonding.
- glycol nucleic acidsplural of glycol nucleic acid: A synthetic nucleic acid; an analogue of DNA in which the sugar backbone is glycerol or a related glycol
- threose nucleic acidsplural of threose nucleic acid: An analog of RNA in which the sugar component is threose—considered to be a primordial precursor to RNA
- ribose nucleic acidribonucleic acid
- deoxyribose nucleic aciddeoxyribonucleic acid
- ribose nucleic acidsplural of ribose nucleic acid: ribonucleic acid
- deoxyribose nucleic acidsplural of deoxyribose nucleic acid: deoxyribonucleic acid
- desoxyribose nucleic acidArchaic form of deoxyribonucleic acid: A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded …
- desoxyribose nucleic acidsplural of desoxyribose nucleic acid: A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in …
Compound words 11
- deoxyribonucleicOf or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
- arabinonucleicOf or pertaining to arabinonucleic acids or their derivatives
- binucleicHaving two nuclei
- deoxynucleicSynonym of deoxyribonucleic: Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
- desoxyribonucleicAlternative form of deoxyribonucleic: Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
- endonucleicWithin a nucleus
- heteronucleicSynonym of heteronuclear: On different rings of a polycyclic organic molecule
- nucleicityThe quality of being nucleic.
- oligonucleicRelating to oligonucleotides or oligonucleosides
- polynucleicRelating to a polynucleic acid or a polynucleotide