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ribozyme

/ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
ri-bo-zyme
IPA
/ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.

Etymology

Blend of ribonucleic acid + enzyme.

Inflected Forms

ribozymes (plural)

Derived Forms

leadzyme metalloribozyme ribozymology

Phrases

hammerhead ribozyme

Frequently Paired Words

enzyme

Questions

How do you pronounce ribozyme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/.
What does ribozyme mean?
A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
Where does ribozyme come from?
Blend of ribonucleic acid + enzyme.

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