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Vinony

nucleoprotein

noun

  1. proteins conjugated with nucleic acids
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English protein English nucleoprotein From nucleo- + protein.

  1. Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein.

    “Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.”