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polysome

Syllabification: (pol·y·some)
Pronunciation: /ˈpäliˌsōm/

Definition of polysome

noun

Biology
  • a cluster of ribosomes held together by a strand of messenger RNA that each ribosome is translating.

polysome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of polysome in the British & World English dictionary