LIPOPROTEIN

lipoprotein

(noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lipoprotein (plural lipoproteins)

Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

11 January 2025

COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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