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KK Pronunciation

〔 `raIbәsom 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋraibәsoum 〕


Overview of noun ribosome

The noun ribosome has 1 sense


  • ribosome -- (an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis")