| APOLIPOPROTEIN | • apolipoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to… • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
| AUTOCOPROPHAGY | • autocoprophagy n. The feeding on its own excrement. • AUTOCOPROPHAGY n. eating one's own feces. |
| BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
| BIOPROSPECTORS | • bioprospectors n. Plural of bioprospector. |
| CHROMOPROTEINS | • chromoproteins n. Plural of chromoprotein. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| COPROSPERITIES | • COPROSPERITY n. shared prosperity. |
| CRYOPROTECTANT | • cryoprotectant n. (Biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |
| CRYOPROTECTIVE | • cryoprotective adj. That provides cryoprotection. • CRYOPROTECTIVE adj. serving to protect against the deleterious effects of freezing. |
| ISOPROTERENOLS | • isoproterenols n. Plural of isoproterenol. • ISOPROTERENOL n. a sympathomimetic agent used in the treatment of asthma. |
| MICROPROCESSOR | • microprocessor n. (Computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). • MICROPROCESSOR n. a computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip. |
| MICROPROJECTOR | • microprojector n. A very small image projector that can be held in the hand. • MICROPROJECTOR n. a projector utilizing a compound microscope for projecting on a screen a greatly enlarged image of a microscopic object. |
| MONOPROPELLANT | • monopropellant n. Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container. • MONOPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
| NUCLEOPROTEINS | • nucleoproteins n. Plural of nucleoprotein. • NUCLEOPROTEIN n. a compound that consists of a protein (as a histone) conjugated with a nucleic acid (as a DNA) and that is the principal constituent of the hereditary material in chromosomes. |
| PHOSPHOPROTEIN | • phosphoprotein n. (Biochemistry) any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |
| SCLEROPROTEINS | • scleroproteins n. Plural of scleroprotein. • SCLEROPROTEIN n. a large class of proteins found in skeletal and connective tissue. |