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riboso

American  
[ri-boh-soh] / rɪˈboʊ soʊ /

noun

plural

ribosos

  1. rebozo.

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Although the function of modi­fied nucleotides in transfer and riboso­mal RNAs is not understood, it is rea­sonable to assume most of them serve to "fine tune" translation: to make it more precise.

From Scientific American

The older women wore a linen towel thrown over their heads, or, in cool weather, the black riboso.

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