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ribonucleoprotein

[rahy-boh-noo-klee-oh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo-]

noun Biochemistry.

a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP

Origin of ribonucleoprotein

First recorded in 1935–40; ribo(se) + nucleoprotein

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ribonucleoprotein in Medicine

ribonucleoprotein

[rī′bō-nōō′klē-ō-prō′tēn]

n.

A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.

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