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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tRNA /ˌtiˌɑrˌɛnˈe, ˈtiˌɑrˌɛnˌe/

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tRNA
      n : short-chain 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, acceptor RNA, soluble
           RNA]