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ribosomal ribonucleic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
ri-bo-so-ma-l ri-bonu-cle-ic acid
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ribosomal RNA (the structural backbone of a ribosome)

Etymology

From ribosomal + ribonucleic acid, from being the ribonucleic acid found in ribosomes.

Inflected Forms

ribosomal ribonucleic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

rRNA

Phrases

ribosomal RNA messenger ribonucleic acid non-coding ribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid short interfering ribonucleic acid small interfering ribonucleic acid soluble ribonucleic acid transfer ribonucleic acid

Frequently Paired Words

messenger ribonucleic acid non-coding ribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid short interfering ribonucleic acid small interfering ribonucleic acid soluble ribonucleic acid transfer ribonucleic acid

Synonyms

ribosomal RNA rRNA ribosomal rRNA

Questions

What does ribosomal ribonucleic acid mean?
Synonym of ribosomal RNA (the structural backbone of a ribosome)
Where does ribosomal ribonucleic acid come from?
From ribosomal + ribonucleic acid, from being the ribonucleic acid found in ribosomes.

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