Polyglot Dictionary

ribossomo

/xiboˈsomu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os ribossomos

Meaning

  1. ribosome

    • O ribossomo produz proteínas.

      The ribosome makes proteins.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Ribosom

Ribosom is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ribosome."

Spanish

ribosoma

ribosoma is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ribosome."

Practice

1 What does ribossomo mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ produz proteínas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ribossomo?

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