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phosphoglycoprotein

phosphoglycoprotein noun: any phosphoglyceric glycoprotein.

Noun

phosphoglycoprotein (plural phosphoglycoproteins)

  1. Any phosphoglyceric glycoprotein
    • On the other hand, osteopontin is a large phosphoglycoprotein adhesion molecule with pleiotropic effects that include promotion of macrophage accumulation.2015 November 26, “An Atherogenic Paigen-Diet Aggravates Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetic OLETF Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phosphoglycoprotein

pluralphosphoglycoproteins

Origin of phosphoglycoprotein

From phospho- + glycoprotein.

Questions about phosphoglycoprotein

What does phosphoglycoprotein mean?
Phosphoglycoprotein means any phosphoglyceric glycoprotein.
What part of speech is phosphoglycoprotein?
Phosphoglycoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglycoprotein?
The plural of phosphoglycoprotein is phosphoglycoproteins.

Words near phosphoglycoprotein in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglycerylation
  2. phosphoglycolate
  3. phosphoglycolates
  4. phosphoglycolipid
  5. phosphoglycolipids
  6. phosphoglycoprotein
  7. phosphoglycoproteins
  8. phosphoglycosyl
  9. phosphoglycosylation
  10. phosphoglycosyltransferase
  11. phosphoglycosyltransferases

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