rubisco
/ruːˈbiskoʊ/
rubisco is the alternative form of Rubisco.
Noun (1) capitalized: RuBisCO
RuBisCO (uncountable)
- Alternative form of Rubisco.
Noun (2) capitalized: Rubisco
Rubisco (uncountable)
- 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.
- To turn light into food takes several steps, but the key is an extremely inefficient enzyme called RuBisCO.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 29
Forms of rubisco
| alternative form | Rubisco |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rubisco |
| alternative form | RuBisCO |
Origin of rubisco
Coined in 1979 by David Eisenberg, from r(ib)u(lose) + bis(phosphate) + c(arboxylase) + o(xygenase). Coinage was in 1979 at a seminar honoring the retirement of the early, prominent RuBisCO researcher, Sam Wildman, and also alluded to the snack food trade name "Nabisco" in reference to Wildman's attempts to create an edible protein supplement from tobacco leaves.
From RuBisCO
Words formed from rubisco
Questions about rubisco
- What does rubisco mean?
- Rubisco means 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.
- What is rubisco the alternative form of?
- Rubisco is the alternative form of Rubisco.
- What part of speech is rubisco?
- Rubisco is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rubisco?
- Rubisco is pronounced /ruːˈbiskoʊ/.
Words near rubisco in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rubisco (page history and authors); RuBisCO (page history and authors); Rubisco (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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