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polyribosome en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ribosome English polyribosome From poly- + ribosome.

Meanings

  1. A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein

Forms

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Deriveds

polyribosomal

Synonyms

polysome