PHILOMELS

Noun

philomels

plural of philomel

Source: Wiktionary


PHILOMEL

Phil"o*mel, n.

Definition: Same as Philomela, the nightingale. [Poetic] Milton. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 February 2025

TRANSLATION

(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm


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