polysome

[ pol-ee-sohm ]

noun

, Biology.

1. a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.

polysome

/ ˈpɒlɪˌsəʊm /

noun

1. another name for polyribosome

Word History and Origins

Origin of polysome¹

First recorded in 1960–65; poly- + (ribo)some