Proteic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    proteinic not-comparable

Etymology

Compare French protéique. Cf. protein, proteinic. From the stem of Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos) and the suffix -ic.

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