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ribosomes

ribosomes is the plural of ribosome.

Meaning of ribosome

Noun

ribosome (plural ribosomes)

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

Questions about ribosomes

What is ribosomes the plural of?
Ribosomes is the plural of ribosome.

Words near ribosomes in the dictionary

  1. ribosomal ribonucleic acids
  2. ribosomal RNA
  3. ribosomal RNAs
  4. ribosomally
  5. ribosome
  6. ribosomes
  7. ribosomic
  8. ribosomically
  9. ribosomopathies
  10. ribosomopathy
  11. ribospecies

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