🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

ribossomo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ribossomo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ribosome/ˈraɪbəˌsoʊm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O ribossomo desempenha um papel crucial na produção de proteínas."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A minute particle consisting of RNA and associated proteins found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of living cells.

    "Ribosomes bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize polypeptides and proteins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1958 by combining 'ribose' (referring to the ribonucleic acid component) and the Greek 'sōma' meaning 'body'.

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