디옥시리보핵산
Korean
Etymology
디옥시리보스 (dioksiriboseu, “deoxyribose”) + 핵산(核酸) (haeksan, “nucleic acid”). Calque of English deoxyribonucleic acid.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tio̞kɕ͈iɾibo̞ɦɛks͈a̠n] ~ [tio̞kɕ͈iɾibo̞ɦe̞ks͈a̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [디옥씨리보핵싼/디옥씨리보헥싼]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dioksiribohaeksan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | diogsilibohaegsan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tioksiribohaeksan |
| Yale Romanization? | tiok.silipohayk.san |
Noun
디옥시리보핵산 • (dioksiribohaeksan)
- (chemistry) deoxyribonucleic acid
Usage notes
- The South Korean standard now prescribes 데옥시리보핵산 (de'oksiribohaeksan), but this is not as common.