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ribosilation

ribosilation noun: the addition of one or more ribose molecules to a protein.

Noun

ribosilation (uncountable)

  1. The addition of one or more ribose molecules to a protein.

Origin of ribosilation

From ribo- + silation.

Questions about ribosilation

What does ribosilation mean?
Ribosilation means the addition of one or more ribose molecules to a protein.
What part of speech is ribosilation?
Ribosilation is a noun.

Words near ribosilation in the dictionary

  1. ribose nucleic acids
  2. riboses
  3. riboside
  4. ribosides
  5. ribosidic
  6. ribosilation
  7. ribosomal
  8. ribosomal ribonucleic acid
  9. ribosomal ribonucleic acids
  10. ribosomal RNA
  11. ribosomal RNAs

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