Meanings
plural RNAs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of ribonucleic acid.
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.
2006 June 20, Nicholas Wade, “DNA or RNA? Versatile Player Takes a Leading Role in Molecular Research”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian РНК
- РНК (RNK)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Catalan ARN
- ARNabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Finnish RNA (ribonukleiinihappo)
- RNA (ribonukleiinihappo)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
French ARN
- ARNabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
German RNS (Ribonukleinsäure f)
- RNS (Ribonukleinsäure f)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Greek RNA
- RNAabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Hungarian RNS
- RNSabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Icelandic RKS
- RKSabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Italian RNA, ARN
- RNAabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
- ARNabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Japanese RNA (āru-enu-ē)
- RNA (āru-enu-ē)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Latvian RNS (ribonukleīnskābe)
- RNS (ribonukleīnskābe)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Māori tuipūmua
- tuipūmuaabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Polish RNA
- RNAabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Portuguese RNA, ARN
- RNAabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
- ARNabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Romanian ARN
- ARNabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Russian РНК
- РНК (RNK)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Slovak RNK (ribonukleová kyselina)
- RNK (ribonukleová kyselina)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Spanish ARN (ácido ribonucleico)
- ARN (ácido ribonucleico)abbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Swedish RNA
- RNAabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
Thai อาร์เอ็นเอ
- อาร์เอ็นเอabbreviation of ribonucleic acid
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Cite this entry
RNA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA
“RNA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RNA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RNA.
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