nucleoprotein

[ noo-klee-uh-proh-teen, -tee-in, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu kli əˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn, ˌnyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.

Origin of nucleoprotein

First recorded in 1905–10; nucleo- + protein

Words nearby nucleoprotein

nucleonics, nucleopetal, nucleophile, nucleophilic, nucleoplasm, nucleoprotein, nucleorrhexis, nucleosidase, nucleoside, nucleoside analogue, nucleosome

British Dictionary definitions for nucleoprotein

nucleoprotein
/ (ˌnjuːklɪəʊˈprəʊtiːn) /

noun

a compound within a cell nucleus that consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

Medical definitions for nucleoprotein

nucleoprotein
[ nōō′klē-ō-prō′tēn′ ]

n.

Any of a group of substances found in the nuclei of all living cells and in viruses and composed of a protein and a nucleic acid.