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Where does “ribosomal RNA” come from?

ribosomal RNA (English) comes from English ribosomal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

ribosomal RNA (English): the structural backbone of ribosomes, which is...

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  1. the structural backbone of ribosomes, which is...

Ancestry of “ribosomal RNA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribosomalOf or relating to ribosomes
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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