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deoxyribonucleoprotein

American  
[dee-ok-si-rahy-boh-noo-klee-uh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo-] / diˌɒk sɪˌraɪ boʊˌnu kli əˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn, -ˌnju- /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of nucleoproteins that yield DNA upon partial hydrolysis.


Etymology

Origin of deoxyribonucleoprotein

First recorded in 1940–45; deoxyribonucle(ic acid) + -o- + protein

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