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metalloprotective

metalloprotective adjective: that protects against heavy metal poisoning.

Adjective

metalloprotective (not comparable)

  1. That protects against heavy metal poisoning

Origin of metalloprotective

From metallo- + protective.

Questions about metalloprotective

What does metalloprotective mean?
Metalloprotective means that protects against heavy metal poisoning.
What part of speech is metalloprotective?
Metalloprotective is an adjective.

Words near metalloprotective in the dictionary

  1. metallopolymers
  2. metalloporphyrin
  3. metalloporphyrins
  4. metalloprotease
  5. metalloproteases
  6. metalloprotective
  7. metalloprotein
  8. metalloproteinase
  9. metalloproteinases
  10. metalloproteins
  11. metalloproteolytic

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