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de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cleo·pro·tein (.)dē-.äk-sē-.rī-bō-.n(y)ü-klē-ō-'prō-.tēn, -'prōt-ē-ən also des·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cleo·pro·tein .des- n a nucleoprotein that yields DNA on hydrolysis
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de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cleo·pro·tein (de-ok″se-ri″bo-noo″kle-o-proґtēn) a nucleoprotein in which the nucleic acid sugar is D-2-deoxyribose.Medical dictionary. 2011.