RuBisCO

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See also: rubisco

English

Etymology

Coined humorously in 1979, by David Eisenberg 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

  1. Alternative form of rubisco