deoxyribonucleoprotein
American
[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo-]
/ diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˌnu kli əˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn, -ˌnyu- /
noun
Biochemistry.
Etymology
Origin of deoxyribonucleoprotein
First recorded in 1940–45; deoxyribonucle(ic acid) + -o- + protein
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