any of a class of compound proteins consisting of nucleic acid linked to protein, found in the nuclei and surrounding cytoplasm of living cells
See nucleoprotein in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(no͞oˌklē-ō-prōˈtēnˌ, -prōˈtē-ĭn, nyo͞oˌ-)
noun
Any of a group of complexes composed of protein and nucleic acid and found in the nuclei and cytoplasm of all living cells, as in chromatin and ribosomes, and in viruses.