phospholipoglycoprotein

noun

A complex of a phospholipid and a glycoprotein

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Meanings

nounphospholipoglycoprotein (plural phospholipoglycoproteins)

plural phospholipoglycoproteins

  1. biochemistryA complex of a phospholipid and a glycoprotein

    Vtg, the precursor protein for egg yolk, is a large serum phospholipoglycoprotein produced only in the liver of mature females and is transferred by the bloodstream to the ovary.

    2015 July 14, Weiwei Luo et al., “Transcriptome Profile Analysis of Ovarian Tissues from Diploid and Tetraploid Loaches Misgurnus anguillicaudatus”, in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From phospho- + lipo- + glycoprotein.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glycophospholipoprotein
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APA

phospholipoglycoprotein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phospholipoglycoprotein

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Chicago

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