| CHROMOPROTEIN | • chromoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem. • CHROMOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins (as hemoglobins, carotenoids, or flavoproteins) having a pigment as a prosthetic group. |
| DILETTANTEISH | • dilettanteish adj. Alternative form of dilettantish. • DILETTANTEISH adj. somewhat like a dilettante, also DILETTANTISH. |
| DILETTANTEISM | • dilettanteism n. Alternative form of dilettantism. • DILETTANTEISM n. the state of being a dilettante, also DILETTANTISM. |
| FLAVOPROTEINS | • flavoproteins n. Plural of flavoprotein. • FLAVOPROTEIN n. a protein which serves as an electron carrier in the electron transfer chain. |
| GLUCOPROTEINS | • glucoproteins n. Plural of glucoprotein. • GLUCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLYCOPROTEIN. |
| GLYCOPROTEINS | • glycoproteins n. Plural of glycoprotein. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
| HAEMOPROTEINS | • haemoproteins n. Plural of haemoprotein. • HAEMOPROTEIN n. a conjugated protein, such as hemoglobin or cytochrome, whose prosthetic group is a porphyrin combined with iron, also HEMOPROTEIN. |
| HOMOCYSTEINES | • homocysteines n. Plural of homocysteine. • HOMOCYSTEINE n. a kind of amino acid. |
| LACTOPROTEINS | • lactoproteins n. Plural of lactoprotein. • LACTOPROTEIN n. any protein present in milk. |
| LUTEINISATION | • luteinisation n. Alternative form of luteinization. • LUTEINISATION n. the process of stimulation to the ovary, whereby ovulation occurs and a corpus luteum is formed, also LUTEINIZATION. |
| LUTEINIZATION | • luteinization n. (Physiology) The formation of the corpus luteum from a mature ovarian follicle. • LUTEINIZATION n. the process of stimulation to the ovary, whereby ovulation occurs and a corpus luteum is formed, also LUTEINISATION. |
| NUCLEOPROTEIN | • nucleoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any complex of a nucleic acid and a protein. • 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. |
| OSTEICHTHYANS | • osteichthyans n. Plural of osteichthyan. • OSTEICHTHYAN n. a bony fish. |
| PROTEINACEOUS | • proteinaceous adj. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein. • PROTEINACEOUS adj. of or related to protein, also PROTEINOUS. |
| SCLEROPROTEIN | • scleroprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any of many fibrous proteins found in connective tissue etc. • SCLEROPROTEIN n. a large class of proteins found in skeletal and connective tissue. |