asam nukleat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of asam (“acid”) + nukleat. Compare to Esperanto nukleata acido.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasam nuˈklɛat/
Noun
asam nuklèat (first-person possessive asam nukleatku, second-person possessive asam nukleatmu, third-person possessive asam nukleatnya)
- (biochemistry, genetics) nucleic acid: Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell.
- Synonym: asid nukleik (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “asam nukleat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.