| desoxyribonucleic acid | n. same as deoxyribonucleic acid. [ PJC ] |
| deoxyribonucleic acid | (n) (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, Syn. DNA, desoxyribonucleic acid, Example: DNA is the king of molecules |