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mucoprotein

mucoprotein noun: any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.

Noun

mucoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural mucoproteins)

  1. Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.
    • In Fasciola sp., the cyst wall consists of four layers, a layer of tanned protein, followed by a layer of mucoprotein and acid mucopolysaccaride.2013, K[eshav] C[handra] Pandey, Nirupama Agrawal, “History of Indian Work on Metacercariae”, in Metacercarial Fauna of India (Occasional Paper; 349), Kolkata: Zoological Survey of India, →ISBN, page...

mucoprotein meaning in Tamil

mucoprotein in Tamil

சீதப்புரதம்

Forms of mucoprotein

pluralmucoproteins

Origin of mucoprotein

From muco- + protein.

Questions about mucoprotein

What does mucoprotein mean?
Mucoprotein means any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.
What is mucoprotein in Tamil?
Mucoprotein in Tamil is சீதப்புரதம். See Mucoprotein meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucoprotein?
Mucoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of mucoprotein?
The plural of mucoprotein is mucoproteins.

Words near mucoprotein in the dictionary

  1. mucopolysaccharidosis
  2. mucopolysaccharidosis type I
  3. mucopolysaccharidotic
  4. mucoprotection
  5. mucoprotective
  6. mucoprotein
  7. mucoproteinic
  8. mucoproteins
  9. mucoproteinuria
  10. mucopurelent
  11. mucopurulant

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