Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.
More synonyms by meaning
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)
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Translations
Catalan ARN de transferència
- ARN de transferènciashort-chain RNA
Finnish siirtäjä-rna
- siirtäjä-rnashort-chain RNA
German transfer-RNA
- transfer-RNAshort-chain RNA
Polish tRNA
- tRNAshort-chain RNA
Spanish ARN de transferencia
- ARN de transferenciashort-chain RNA
Turkish taşıyıcı RNA
- taşıyıcı RNAshort-chain RNA
Cite this entry
transfer RNA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20RNA
“transfer RNA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20RNA. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfer RNA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfer%20RNA.
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