ribonucleoprotein

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-oh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌraɪ boʊˌnu kli oʊˈproʊ tin, -ti ɪn, -ˌnyu- /

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

Medical definitions for ribonucleoprotein

ribonucleoprotein
[ rī′bō-nōō′klē-ō-prōtēn ]

n.

A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.