RuBisCO

See also: Rubisco and rubisco

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined in 1979 by David Eisenberg, from r(ib)u(lose) + bis(phosphate) + c(arboxylase) + o(xygenase). Coinage was in 1979 at a seminar honoring the retirement of the early, prominent RuBisCO researcher, Sam Wildman, and also alluded to the snack food trade name "Nabisco" in reference to Wildman's attempts to create an edible protein supplement from tobacco leaves.

Noun

RuBisCO (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Rubisco.
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