mucoprotein
noun
mu·co·pro·tein ˌmyü-kə-ˈprō-ˌtēn 
also -ˈprō-tē-ən
: any of various complex conjugated proteins (such as mucins) that contain polysaccharides and occur in body fluids and tissues
Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
mucoprotein
noun
mu·co·pro·tein ˌmyü-kə-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən
: any of a group of various complex conjugated proteins (as mucins) that contain glycosaminoglycans (as chondroitin sulfate or mucoitinsulfuric acid) combined with amino acid units or polypeptides and that occur in body fluids and tissues
called also mucoid
compare glycoprotein