Medical Dictionary
polyprotein
noun poly·pro·tein
\ˌpäl-i-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən\
\ˌpäl-i-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən\
Medical Definition of POLYPROTEIN
: a large protein that is cleaved into separate smaller proteins with different biological functions
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