Etymology

nucleoprotein

N1U1C3L1E1O1P3R1O1T1E1I1N1

Today it means: Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein. Full definition →

English protein ← Latin nucleu ← Proto-Italic *knuks
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  1. Proto-Italic*knuks
  2. Latinnux
  3. Latinnucleu
  4. Englishnucleus
  5. Englishnucleo-
  6. Englishprotein
  7. English todaynucleoprotein

From nucleo- + protein.

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