polyribosome

[ pol-ee-rahy-buh-sohm ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈraɪ bəˌsoʊm /

noun Biology.

Origin of polyribosome

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + ribosome

British Dictionary definitions for polyribosome

polyribosome
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈraɪbəˌsəʊm) /

noun

biochem an assemblage of ribosomes associated with a messenger RNA molecule, involved in peptide synthesis Also called: polysome

Medical definitions for polyribosome

polyribosome
[ pŏl′ē-rībə-sōm′ ]

n.

A cluster of ribosomes connected by a strand of mRNA and functioning as a unit in protein synthesis. polysome