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Definition of: glycoprotein
(glī′kə·prō′tē·in, -tēn) noun Biochem.
Any of a group of proteins containing a carbohydrate group other than nucleic acid, as mucin: also spelled glucoprotein. [<Gk. glykys sweet + PROTEIN]
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