Definitions for ribosomeˈraɪ bəˌsoʊm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ri•bo•someˈraɪ bəˌsoʊm(n.)
a tiny, mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
Category: Cell Biology
Origin of ribosome:
1958
ri`bo•so′mal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ribosome(noun)
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"
Wiktionary
ribosome(Noun)
Small organelles found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.
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