protein vs nucleoprotein

nucleoprotein vs protein

protein and nucleoprotein both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protein	Yes	No	No	No
nucleoprotein	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nucleoprotein is a hyponym of protein; that is, nucleoprotein is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protein:

protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
nucleoprotein: any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

Other hyponyms of protein include capsid, gluten, recombinant protein, actomyosin, aleurone, amyloid, apoenzyme, compound protein, conjugated protein, enzyme, fibrin, filaggrin, growth factor, haptoglobin, iodinated protein, iodoprotein, opsin, phosphoprotein, plasma protein, prostate specific antigen, PSA, proteome, simple protein, cytokine, ferritin, antibody, lactoglobulin.

protein (noun)	nucleoprotein (noun)
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes	any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

Difference between protein and nucleoprotein

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