Glycoprotein

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.

    "Their skeletons are built on the framework of a secreted glycoprotein matrix, most commonly cemented together with secreted calcium carbonate to form a shell, but sometimes imbedded with gathered foreign mineral particles."

  2. 2
    a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component wordnet

Synonyms

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amino acidhemoglobinprotein

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"Their skeletons are built on the framework of a secreted glycoprotein matrix, most commonly cemented together with secreted calcium carbonate to form a shell, but sometimes imbedded with gathered foreign mineral particles."

Etymology

From glyco- + protein.

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