(genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.

(biochemistry) Any salt of deoxyribonucleic acid

plural of deoxyribonucleate

(genetics, biochemistry) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living, see virus); consists of a polymer formed from nucleotides which are shaped into a double helix; it is associated with the transmission of genetic information.