ribosomal ribonucleic acid
English
Etymology
ribosomal + ribonucleic acid, from being the ribonucleic acid found in ribosomes
Noun
ribosomal ribonucleic acid (plural ribosomal ribonucleic acids)
- Synonym of ribosomal RNA (the structural backbone of a ribosome)
Synonyms
- rRNA
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosomal rRNA
Coordinate terms
- messenger ribonucleic acid
- transfer ribonucleic acid
- ribonucleic acid
Derived terms
- ribosomal RNA (short form)
- rRNA (abbreviation)
Related terms
- messenger ribonucleic acid
- non-coding ribonucleic acid
- ribonucleic acid
- short interfering ribonucleic acid
- small interfering ribonucleic acid
- soluble ribonucleic acid
- transfer ribonucleic acid
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