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selenoprotein

selenoprotein noun: any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.

Noun

selenoprotein (plural selenoproteins)

  1. Any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.

Forms of selenoprotein

pluralselenoproteins

Origin of selenoprotein

From seleno- + protein.

Questions about selenoprotein

What does selenoprotein mean?
Selenoprotein means any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.
What part of speech is selenoprotein?
Selenoprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of selenoprotein?
The plural of selenoprotein is selenoproteins.

Words near selenoprotein in the dictionary

  1. selenophosphates
  2. selenophysical
  3. selenophysics
  4. selenopid
  5. selenopids
  6. selenoprotein
  7. selenoproteins
  8. selenoproteome
  9. selenoproteomes
  10. selenopyrylium
  11. SELENOR

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