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ribonucleoprotein

[ rahy-boh-noo-klee-oh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. : RNP


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribonucleoprotein1

First recorded in 1935–40; ribo(se) + nucleoprotein

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ribonucleic acidribonucleoside