spherical nucleic acid

English

Etymology

From spherical +‎ nucleic acid.

Noun

spherical nucleic acid (plural spherical nucleic acids)

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

Synonyms

• SNA (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• nucleic acid

Derived terms

• SNA (abbreviation)

Related terms

Related terms

• nucleic acid
• deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”)
• ribonucleic acid (“RNA”)
• threonucleic acid (“TNA”)
• glycol nucleic acid (“GNA”)
• peptide nucleic acid (“PNA”)
• xeno-nucleic acid (“XNA”)