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Glycoprotein has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component

"The researchers discovered that the virus's ability to evade the immune system relied on its outer layer of glycoproteins, which function as conjugated proteins possessing a significant carbohydrate component."

2

A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.

"Researchers analyzed the glycoprotein to determine how its covalently bonded carbohydrates affected cell recognition in the immune response."

Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
conjugated protein
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Rhyming Words
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