English Words: R

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ribooligonucleotidesnoun

plural of ribooligonucleotide

ribophagynoun

The degradation of ribosomes by autophagy.

riboplasmnoun

The part of an anammox bacterium that holds the chromosome, ribosomes and anammoxosome; it is surrounded by the paryphoplasm that is analogous to the periplasm that surrounds the cytoplasm in Gram-negative bacteria

ribopolymernoun

polyribonucleotide

riboprobenoun

A segment of RNA that is used to probe for a complementary sequence of nucleotides in a DNA or mRNA.

riboproteinnoun

Synonym of ribonucleoprotein.

riboproteinsnoun

plural of riboprotein

riboproteomenoun

A ribosomal proteome

riboproteomicsnoun

The study of riboproteomes

ribopyranosenoun

The pyranose form of ribose

riboregulationnoun

genetic regulation by RNA

riboregulatornoun

An RNA that regulates expression of itself or another nucleic acid in response to a signaling event.

riboregulatoryadj

Relating to a riboregulator or to riboregulation

riborepressornoun

A section of RNA that represses a biochemical function

ribosenoun

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

ribosidicadj

Characteristic of a riboside, especially of the link between ribose and a sugar moiety

ribosilationnoun

The addition of one or more ribose molecules to a protein.

ribosomaladj

Of or relating to ribosomes.

ribosomal ribonucleic acidnoun

Synonym of ribosomal RNA (the structural backbone of a ribosome)

ribosomal RNAnoun

the structural backbone of ribosomes, which is composed of RNA (ribonucleic acid)

ribosomallyadv

In a ribosomal manner.

ribosomenoun

A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA.

ribosomicadj

Of or pertaining to ribosomes.

ribosomicallyadv

By means of ribosomes

ribosomopathynoun

Any disease or malfunction of ribosomes

ribospeciesnoun

A species identified or characterized by ribotyping

ribostamycinnoun

A particular aminoglycoside antibiotic.

riboswitchnoun

A segment within the leading end of a messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for the protein encoded by the rest of the message, then to rearrange its shape to control whether that protein is manufactured

ribosylnoun

any univalent radical derived from ribose

ribosylateverb

To modify by means of ribosylation.

ribosylatedadj

Modified by addition of one or more ribosyl groups

ribosylationnoun

The attachment of a ribose or ribosyl group to a molecule, especially to a polypeptide or protein

ribosylhydrolasenoun

Any of a class of hydrolase enzymes that remove ribose moieties

ribosyltransferasenoun

Any transferase that transfers ribosyl groups

ribotidenoun

Synonym of ribonucleotide.

ribotoxicadj

toxic because of interference with the function of RNA

ribotoxicitynoun

The condition of being ribotoxic

ribotoxinnoun

Any of a class of toxic ribonucleases

ribotypenoun

The RNA complement of a biological entity

riboviraladj

Relating to a ribovirus

ribovirusnoun

An RNA virus other than a retrovirus

ribozymaticadj

Relating to ribozymes

ribozymenoun

A fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.

ribozymologynoun

The study of ribozymes.

ribroastnoun

A cut of beef from the main rib.

ribsnoun

plural of rib

ribsparenoun

Sparerib.

ribsteaknoun

A beefsteak cut from the primal rib area of a bovine, with the rib bone attached to the steak cut. A bone-in rib steak.

Ribston pippinnoun

A triploid cultivar of winter apple with firm flesh and a yellow skin streaked with red.

ribstonenoun

A petroglyph in the form of an animal's rib cage.

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