noun: an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"
Length: 8 letters
Scrabble value: 12
Words with Friends value: 11
Literati value: 9
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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