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ribosome

/ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
ri-bo-some
IPA
/ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.

Etymology

From ribo- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/
  • British English: /ˈɹaɪbəˌsəʊm/

Inflected Forms

ribosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

cytoribosome mitoribosome monoribosome oligoribosome oncoribosome plastoribosome polyribosome preribosome ribosomal ribosomic ribosomically ribosomopathy

Questions

How do you pronounce ribosome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/.
What does ribosome mean?
A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.
Where does ribosome come from?
From ribo- + -some.

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