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cuproprotein

cuproprotein noun: any metalloprotein that contains one or more copper atoms.

Noun

cuproprotein (plural cuproproteins)

  1. Any metalloprotein that contains one or more copper atoms

Forms of cuproprotein

pluralcuproproteins

Origin of cuproprotein

From cupro- + protein.

Questions about cuproprotein

What does cuproprotein mean?
Cuproprotein means any metalloprotein that contains one or more copper atoms.
What part of speech is cuproprotein?
Cuproprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of cuproprotein?
The plural of cuproprotein is cuproproteins.

Words near cuproprotein in the dictionary

  1. cuprophore
  2. cuprophores
  3. cuprophosphorus
  4. cuprophyte
  5. cuprophytes
  6. cuproprotein
  7. cuproproteins
  8. cuproproteome
  9. cuproproteomes
  10. cuprorhodsite
  11. cuprorivaite

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