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English noun: ribosome | |||
| 1. | ribosome (body) an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell | ||
| Samples | The ribosome is the site of protein synthesis. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cell organ, cell organelle, organelle | ||
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