nucleoprotein

[ noo-klee-uh-proh-teen, -tee-in, nyoo- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.

Origin of nucleoprotein

1
First recorded in 1905–10; nucleo- + protein

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nucleoprotein

/ (ˌnjuːklɪəʊˈprəʊtiːn) /


noun
  1. a compound within a cell nucleus that consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

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