deoxyribonucleic acid: Meaning and Definition of

de•ox'y•ri'bo•nu•cle'ic ac'id

Pronunciation: (dē-ok'si-rī'bō-n-klē'ik, -ny-, -ok"si-rī"-), [key]
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