mucoprotein

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noun

Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.

OriginEnglish protein ← Latin mūcus ← Proto-Italic *moukos →
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Meanings

nounmucoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural mucoproteins)

plural mucoproteins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.

    In Fasciola sp., the cyst wall consists of four layers, a layer of tanned protein, followed by a layer of mucoprotein and acid mucopolysaccaride.

    2013, K[eshav] C[handra] Pandey, Nirupama Agrawal, “History of Indian Work on Metacercariae”, in Metacercarial Fauna of India (Occasional Paper; 349), Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, →ISBN, page 5

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mucoglycoprotein

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Englishprotein
  6. Englishmucoprotein

From muco- + protein.

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Translations

Italian mucoproteina
  • mucoproteinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mucoprotein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoprotein

MLA

“mucoprotein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoprotein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucoprotein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucoprotein.

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