Meanings
mrna1
mRNA2
plural mRNAs · alternative mrna
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of messenger RNA.
When a cell “expresses” a gene, it translates the DNA first into a signature messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence and subsequently into a chain of amino acids that forms a protein.
2015 November 28, Ferris Jabr, “How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains”, in Wired1 more example
Because of their fragility, the mRNA molecules will quickly fall apart at room temperature. Moderna’s vaccine will need to be refrigerated, and should be stable for up to six months when shipped and stored at –4°F (–20°C).
2020 December 5, Jonathan Corum, Carl Zimmer, “How Moderna’s Vaccine Works”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - countablebiochemistryA strand of messenger RNA.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ARNm
- ARNmmessenger RNA
French ARNm
- ARNmmessenger RNA
German mRNA
- mRNAmessenger RNA
Hungarian mRNS
- mRNSmessenger RNA
Italian mRNA
- mRNAmessenger RNA
Polish mRNA
- mRNAmessenger RNA
Portuguese ARNm
- ARNmmessenger RNA
Romanian ARNm
- ARNmmessenger RNA
Spanish ARNm
- ARNmmessenger RNA
Swedish mRNA, budbärar-RNA
- mRNAmessenger RNA
- budbärar-RNAmessenger RNA
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Cite this entry
mrna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrna
“mrna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mrna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrna.
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