deoxyribonucleic acid
NOUN
21 LETTERS · 9 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
deoxyribonucleic acid is a valid 21-letter word worth 40 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1O1X8Y4R1I1B3O1N1U1C3L1E1I1C3A1C3I1D2
2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 =40 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 80TRIPLE WORD → 120
MEANING
What does deoxyribonucleic acid mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information.
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