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nucleoprotein

noun
nu路​cle路​o路​pro路​tein | \ 藢n眉-kl膿-艒-藞pr艒-藢t膿n How to pronounce nucleoprotein (audio) , 藢ny眉-, -藞pr艒-t膿-蓹n\

Definition of nucleoprotein

: a compound that consists of a protein (such as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (such as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes

First Known Use of nucleoprotein

1906, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for nucleoprotein

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nucleoprotein

noun
nu路​cleo路​pro路​tein | \ 藢n(y)眉-kl膿-艒-藞pr艒-藢t膿n, -藞pr艒t-膿-蓹n How to pronounce nucleoprotein (audio) \

Medical Definition of nucleoprotein

: a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes

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