tRNA

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A form of transfer RNA — A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.

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transfer RNAacceptor RNAsoluble RNA
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Meanings

nountRNA (countable and uncountable, plural tRNAs)

plural tRNAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiochemistryInitialism of transfer RNA.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)

Similar
transfer RNAacceptor RNAsoluble RNA
Broader
ribonucleic acidRNA
Also see
transfer rna

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ARNt
  • ARNttransfer RNA
German tRNA
  • tRNAtransfer RNA
Hungarian tRNS
  • tRNStransfer RNA
Polish tRNA
  • tRNAtransfer RNA
Romanian ARNt
  • ARNttransfer RNA
Spanish ARNt
  • ARNttransfer RNA
Swedish tRNA
  • tRNAtransfer RNA
Turkish tRNA
  • tRNAtransfer RNA

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ranttrantarnnart
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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