rubisco

ru bis co |ro͝oˈbiskō rəˈbɪsˌkoʊ | ▶noun Biochemistry an enzyme present in plant chloroplasts, involved in fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and in oxygenation of the resulting compound during photorespiration. ORIGIN 1980s: from r (ib )u (lose ) + bis- + c (arb )o (xyl ).

rubisco

rubisco |rʊˈbɪskəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry an enzyme present in plant chloroplasts, involved in fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and in oxygenation of the resulting compound during photorespiration. ORIGIN 1980s: from r (ib )u (lose ) + bis- + c (arb )o (xyl ).

rubis

rubis n. m. nom masculin Pierre précieuse d ’un rouge vif. : Un collier de rubis et de diamants. LOCUTION Payer rubis sur l ’ongle. Régler ses comptes avec une exactitude scrupuleuse. Prononciation Le s ne se prononce pas, [rybi ] Note Orthographique rubi s.