rna

Other forms of rna

plural

rnas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rna

What does rna mean?

rna means "(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".

How many syllables are in rna?

rna has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌɑˌɹɛˈneɪ/.

What is another word for rna?

Close synonyms include ribonucleic acid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rna a common word?

rna is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with rna?

10 words rhyme with rna. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.