compound protein

1. 1.

   a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances

   Synonymsconjugated protein

   Broaderprotein

   Narrowerglycoproteinhemoproteinlipoprotein

Questions about compound protein

What does compound protein mean?

compound protein means "a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances".

What is another word for compound protein?

Close synonyms include conjugated protein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is compound protein a common word?

compound protein is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.