polyribosome

[ pol-ee-rahy-buh-sohm ]

nounBiology.

Origin of polyribosome

1
First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + ribosome

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British Dictionary definitions for polyribosome

polyribosome

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈraɪbəˌsəʊm) /


noun
  1. biochem an assemblage of ribosomes associated with a messenger RNA molecule, involved in peptide synthesis: Also called: polysome

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