- 核糖核酸 hétánghésuān RNAribonucleic acid (RNA)
- 脱氧核糖核酸 tuōyǎnghétánghésuān DNADNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
- 双链核酸 shuāngliànhésuān double-stranded nucleic acid
- 信使核糖核酸 xìnshǐhétánghésuān mRNAmessenger RNA, mRNA
- 去氧核糖核酸 qùyǎnghétánghésuān DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all known living organisms
- 核酸检测 hésuānjiǎncè nucleic acid testa biochemical test used to detect the presence of genetic material (DNA or RNA) of a pathogen, commonly used for COVID-19 screening.