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   Ru·bis·co

   /rəˈbisˌkō/

   

   noun

   • 1. an enzyme present in plant chloroplasts, involved in fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and in oxygenation of the resulting compound during photorespiration.

   Word Origin 1980s: from r(ib)u(lose) + bis- + c(arb)o(xyl).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

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