transfer rna

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transfer rna - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  transfer RNA
      n 1: RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20
           varieties, each variety capable of combining with a
           specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to
           the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome
           of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA)
           [syn: transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA
           ]