Transfer RNA — synonyms, definition

1. transfer RNA (Noun)

acceptor RNA soluble RNA tRNA

transfer RNA (Noun) — 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).

RNA ribonucleic acid