Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubisco

/ruːˈbiskoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ru-bis-co
IPA: /ruːˈbiskoʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Rubisco.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Rubisco.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To turn light into food takes several steps, but the key is an extremely inefficient enzyme called RuBisCO."

Etymology

From RuBisCO

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

rubiscolin

Questions

How do you pronounce rubisco?: The recorded pronunciation is /ruːˈbiskoʊ/.
What does rubisco mean?: An enzyme (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase) which catalyzes both the fixing of atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis (and for a few chemioautotrophic bacteria) and the reverse process of photorespiration.
Where does rubisco come from?: From RuBisCO

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