D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

nucleic acid

/(no͞o*klā"ĭk ăs"ĭd [or] no͞o*klē"ĭk)/ · nu·cle·ic ac·id · IPA /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
01 n. A natural or synthetic polymer consisting of chains of ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide units.
  1. 1.
    A natural or synthetic polymer consisting of chains of ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide units.(Chem., Biochem., Genetics)