polysome

[ pol-ee-sohm ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌsoʊm /

noun Biology.

a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
Also called polyribosome.

Origin of polysome

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + (ribo)some

Words nearby polysome

polysaccharide, polysemy, polysepalous, polyserositis, polysinusitis, polysome, polysomia, polysomic, polysomnogram, polysomnography, polysomy

British Dictionary definitions for polysome

polysome
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌsəʊm) /

noun

another name for polyribosome

Medical definitions for polysome

polysome
[ pŏl′ē-sōm′ ]

n.

polyribosome