nucleic

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adjective

Referring to the nucleus of something.

“Nucleic acids are found in the nuclei of cells.”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivenucleic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableReferring to the nucleus of something.

    Nucleic acids are found in the nuclei of cells.

Translations

Catalan nucleic
  • nucleicreferring to the nucleus
French nucléique
  • nucléiquereferring to the nucleus
Italian nucleico
  • nucleicoreferring to the nucleus
Portuguese nucleico
  • nucleicoreferring to the nucleus
Romanian nucleic
  • nucleicreferring to the nucleus
Russian нуклеи́новый
  • нуклеи́новый (nukleínovyj)referring to the nucleus
Scottish Gaelic niùclasach
  • niùclasachreferring to the nucleus
Spanish nucleico
  • nucleicoreferring to the nucleus
Ukrainian нуклеї́новий
  • нуклеї́новий (nuklejínovyj)referring to the nucleus
Cite this entry
APA

nucleic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleic

MLA

“nucleic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucleic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleic.

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