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脫氧核糖核酸

简脱氧核糖核酸 · 繁脫氧核糖核酸

Mandarin · pinyin tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān

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氧: yǎng · oxygen (element 8, O)
核: hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
脱: tuō · take off

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1–3–2–2–2–1 · tuo1 yang3 he2 tang2 he2 suan1

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tyut3 joeng5 hat6 tong4 hat6 syun1

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noun

(biochemistry) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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