Found 2 items, similar to RNA.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: RNA RNA n : (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell; “ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses” [syn: ribonucleic acid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: RNA macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.) A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc. [PJC]