Meanings
nounnucleoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural nucleoproteins)
plural nucleoproteins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAny 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.
1913 May 25, “COLLOIDAL COPPER'S VALUE IN CANCER CASES CONFIRMED; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2025
Origin
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Englishprotein
- Englishnucleoprotein
Translations
French nucléoprotéine
- nucléoprotéineTranslations
Greek νουκλεοπρωτεΐνη
- νουκλεοπρωτεΐνη (noukleoproteḯni)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
nucleoprotein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleoprotein
MLA
“nucleoprotein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleoprotein. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucleoprotein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleoprotein.
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