ribozyme

English

Etymology

Blend of ribonucleic acid +‎ enzyme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪbə(ʊ)ˌzaɪm/
• Hyphenation: ri‧bo‧zyme

Noun

ribozyme (plural ribozymes)

1. A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.

   Hypernyms: biocatalyst, enzyme

   Coordinate term: enzyme

Derived terms

• hammerhead ribozyme

Translations

enzyme-like RNA fragment

• French: ribozyme (fr) m
• Italian: ribozima (it) m
• Russian: рибози́м (ru) m inan (ribozím)
• Spanish: ribozima f