argonaute

== English == === Noun === argonaute (plural argonautes) (biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin Argonauta from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs) from Ἀργώ (Argṓ, “the ship Argo”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡɔ.not/ === Noun === argonaute m or f by sense (plural argonautes) argonaut === Further reading === “argonaute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012