ribosomes

[rahy-buh-sohm]

ri·bo·some

[rahy-buh-sohm]
noun Cell Biology.
a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.


Origin:
1955–60; ribo(se) + -some3

ri·bo·so·mal, adjective
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Ribosomes is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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