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ri⋅bo⋅nu⋅cle⋅o⋅pro⋅tein

[rahy-boh-noo-klee-oh-proh-teen, -tee-in, -nyoo-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP

Origin:
1935–40; ribo(se) + nucleoprotein
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ri·bo·nu·cle·o·pro·tein   (rī'bō-nōō'klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-ĭn, -nyōō'-)   
n.   Abbr. RNP
A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.

[ribo(nucleic acid) + nucleoprotein.]
RNP  
abbr.  ribonucleoprotein
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Main Entry: ri·bo·nu·cleo·pro·tein
Pronunciation: -"n(y)ü-klE-O-'prO-"tEn, -'prOt-E-&n
Function: noun
: anucleoprotein that contains RNA
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ribonucleoprotein ri·bo·nu·cle·o·pro·tein (rī'bō-n&oomacr;'klē-ō-prō'tēn, -tē-ĭn, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.

Abbr. RNP A nucleoprotein that contains RNA.

RNP abbr.
ribonucleoprotein

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RNP
ribonucleoprotein
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