RNA

See also: -rna and rna

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ) ɛn eɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

RNA (countable and uncountable, plural RNAs)

  1. (biochemistry) Initialism of ribonucleic acid.
    • 2006 June 20, Nicholas Wade, “DNA or RNA? Versatile Player Takes a Leading Role in Molecular Research”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 October 2025:
      Looked at from RNA’s point of view, DNA is just a passive archive of information, a dull hunk of a telephone directory; it is RNA that looks up the numbers, establishes the connections and determines how long each call will last.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English RNA, from ribonucleic acid.

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Noun

RNA f (genitive RNA, no plural)

  1. (molecular biology) RNA, synonym of Ribonukleinsäure

Further reading

  • “RNA”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)

Japanese

Etymology

From English RNA.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ːɾɯ̟e̞nɯ̟e̞ː]
  • (Tokyo) アールエヌエー [àárúénúéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [6])

Noun

RNA(アールエヌエー) • (āru-enu-ē) 

  1. (genetics, biochemistry) synonym of リボ核酸 (ribo-kakusan, “ribonucleic acid”); RNA

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Polish

RNA

Etymology

    Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛr.ɛnˈa/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: R‧N‧A

    Noun

    RNA m inan or n (indeclinable)

    1. (genetics, molecular biology) abbreviation of kwas rybonukleinowy
      Synonym: kwas rybonukleinowy

    Further reading

    • “RNA”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “RNA”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Orthographic borrowing from English RNA.

      Pronunciation

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁi ˈẽ.ni ˈa/ [ˈɛ.hi ˈẽ.ni ˈa]
        • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʁi ˈẽ.ni ˈa/ [ˈɛ.χi ˈẽ.ni ˈa]
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɛˌʁ‿ɛˈn‿a/

      Noun

      RNA m (plural RNAs)

      1. alternative form of ARN

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      Spanish

      Noun

      RNA m (plural RNA)

      1. RNA

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      Swedish

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      RNA n

      1. (biochemistry) RNA
        Synonym: ribonukleinsyra

      Declension

      Declension of RNA
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite RNA RNA:s
      definite RNA:t RNA:ts
      plural indefinite — —
      definite — —

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      Turkish

      Noun

      RNA

      1. "Ribonükleik asit", ribonucleic acid.
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