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photoprotein

photoprotein noun: any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst.

Noun

photoprotein (plural photoproteins)

  1. Any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst

Forms of photoprotein

pluralphotoproteins

Origin of photoprotein

From photo- + protein.

Questions about photoprotein

What does photoprotein mean?
Photoprotein means any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst.
What part of speech is photoprotein?
Photoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of photoprotein?
The plural of photoprotein is photoproteins.

Words near photoprotein in the dictionary

  1. photoprotection
  2. photoprotective
  3. photoprotector
  4. photoprotectors
  5. photoprotects
  6. photoprotein
  7. photoproteins
  8. photoproton
  9. photoprotons
  10. photoprotoporphyrin
  11. photoprotoporphyrins

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