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hemiprotein

hemiprotein noun: an insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

Noun

hemiprotein (plural hemiproteins)

  1. An insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

Forms of hemiprotein

pluralhemiproteins

Origin of hemiprotein

From hemi- + protein.

Questions about hemiprotein

What does hemiprotein mean?
Hemiprotein means an insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.
What part of speech is hemiprotein?
Hemiprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of hemiprotein?
The plural of hemiprotein is hemiproteins.

Words near hemiprotein in the dictionary

  1. hemiprism
  2. hemiprisms
  3. hemiprosopometamorphopsia
  4. hemiprosopometamorphopsias
  5. hemiprosthesis
  6. hemiprotein
  7. hemiproteins
  8. hemiprotonated
  9. hemipter
  10. hemipteral
  11. hemipteran

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