spherical nucleic acid

Noun

Meaning

spherical nucleic acid (plural spherical nucleic acids)

A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.

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Synonyms

SNA

Related terms

deoxyribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid nucleic acid glycol nucleic acid threonucleic acid peptide nucleic acid

Close letter words and terms

spherical linear interpolation spherical lune spherical mirror spherical polygon spherical polyhedron spherical radius