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megaprotein

megaprotein noun: an extremely large protein.

Noun

megaprotein (plural megaproteins)

  1. An extremely large protein.
    • The protein known as human exosome complex, for example, includes several globular proteins, each more than 200 amino acids in length, which come together to make the larger megaprotein molecule.2019, Kimberley Waldron, “Protein: The Most Critical Nutrient”, in 21st Century Chemistry, second edition, New York, N.Y.: W. H. Freeman, →ISBN, page 422

Forms of megaprotein

pluralmegaproteins

Origin of megaprotein

From mega- + protein.

Questions about megaprotein

What does megaprotein mean?
Megaprotein means an extremely large protein.
What part of speech is megaprotein?
Megaprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of megaprotein?
The plural of megaprotein is megaproteins.

Words near megaprotein in the dictionary

  1. megaproject
  2. megaprojects
  3. megaprostheses
  4. megaprosthesis
  5. megaprosthetic
  6. megaprotein
  7. megaproteins
  8. megaquake
  9. megaquakes
  10. megaquartz
  11. megara

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