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GCIDE

  1. Proteidnoun

    An older, imprecise term replaced by protein.

Wiktionary

  1. proteidnoun

    A complex biomolecule predominantly made of polypeptides. Found in all living matter.

  2. proteidnoun

    Any organic material rich in proteid molecules considered a dietary source of essential amino acids.

  3. proteidnoun

    A protein.

  4. proteidnoun

    An essential nitrogen-containing component of organic matter.

  5. proteidadjective

    Of or pertaining to proteins.

  6. proteidadjective

    Containing protein.

Wikipedia

  1. proteid

    The family Proteidae is a group of aquatic salamanders found today in the Balkan Peninsula and North America. The range of the genus Necturus (commonly known as waterdogs or mudpuppies) runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi. The range of the olm, the only extant member of the genus Proteus, is limited to the Western Balkans. The fossil record of the family extends into the end of the Late Cretaceous, with Paranecturus being known from the Maastrichtian of North America.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Proteidnoun

    one of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food

  2. Etymology: [Gr. prw^tos first.]

Anagrams for proteid »

  1. peridot

  2. proetid

  3. protide

  4. diopter

  5. dioptre

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proteid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proteid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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