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noun
Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protein
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English protein English nucleoprotein From nucleo- + protein.
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