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核酸
hésuān
1. nucleic acid
2. RNA or DNA
Uncommon • Top 33%

Character Breakdown

核
hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
HSK 5 10 丶
酸
suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (6)

核糖核酸
hétánghésuān
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
双链核酸
shuāngliànhésuān
double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA [[單鏈|单链<dānliàn>]])
信使核糖核酸
xìnshǐhétánghésuān
messenger RNA, mRNA
去氧核糖核酸
qùyǎnghétánghésuān
deoxyribonucleic acid
脱氧核糖核酸
tuōyǎnghétánghésuān
DNA
脱氧脱糖核酸
tuōyǎngtuōtánghésuān
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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Word Frequency Rank
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