argonaute

English

Noun

argonaute (plural argonautes)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference

Translations

any of a group of proteins responsible for RNA interference

• Portuguese: Argonauta m or f

French

Etymology

From Latin Argonauta from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs) from Ἀργώ (Argṓ, “the ship Argo”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

argonaute m or f by sense (plural argonautes)

1. argonaut

Further reading

• “argonaute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.