| ribosome |
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; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| rib |
support resembling the rib of an animal any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) cut of meat including one or more ribs a teasing remark a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater" ridicule: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| ribavirin |
an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| ribbon |
any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" decoration: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
| ribosomal RNA |
the most abundant form of RNA; together with proteins it forms the ribosomes, playing a structural role and also a role in ribosomal binding of mRNA and tRNAs. Individual chains are conventionally designated by their sedimentation coefficients. In eukaryotes, four large chains exist, synthesized in the nucleolus and constituting about 50 per cent of the ribosome.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
|