ribosome
NOUN
/raɪbə,soʊm/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
ribosome is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1B3O1S1O1M3E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does ribosome mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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”
BROADER