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 ).