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polyribosome

[ pol-ee-rahy-buh-sohm ]

noun

, Biology.


polyribosome

/ ˌpɒlɪˈraɪbəˌsəʊm /

noun

  1. biochem an assemblage of ribosomes associated with a messenger RNA molecule, involved in peptide synthesis Also calledpolysome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyribosome1

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + ribosome

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