DNA

Noun

DNA (countable and uncountable, plural DNAs)

1. (biochemistry) A biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid (a type of nucleic acid) that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
2. (informal) That part of a person's character that has a genetic origin.
3. (figuratively) The fundamental values or vision of an organization.

Proper noun

DNA

1. Defense Nuclear Agency.

Phrase

DNA

1. Did not answer
2. Did not arrive (used when someone fails to keep an appointment)
3. Did not attend
4. Do not assume
5. Does not apply
6. Drugs 'n' alcohol

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DAN, Dan, Dan., NAD, NDA, and, and-, dan, nad

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Initialism

DNA

1. desoxyribonucleïnezuur (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Anagrams

• dan

Abbreviation

DNA

1. Dernière Nouvelles d'Alsace ("Latest News from Alsace"), a French periodical.

Anagrams

• ADN

Etymology

Borrowed from English DNA.

Initialism

DNA

1. DNA

Etymology

From English DNA.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ディーエヌエ​ー [dìíénúéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [dʲiːe̞nɯ̟ᵝe̞ː]

Noun

DNA (katakana ディーエヌエー, rōmaji dīenuē)

1. (genetics, biochemistry) Synonym of デオキシリボ核酸 (deokishiribo-kakusan, “deoxyribonucleic acid”); DNA

See also

• RNA (アールエヌエー) (āruenuē)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ ɛn a/

• Audio

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Proper noun

DNA m, n (indeclinable)

1. (genetics, biochemistry) Abbreviation of kwas dezoksyrybonukleinowy.

Further reading

• DNA in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Initialism

DNA (Deoksiribonükleik asit)

1. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)