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proteic

proteic adjective: proteinic.

Adjective

proteic (not comparable)

  1. proteinic

Origin of proteic

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

Words formed from proteic

Questions about proteic

What does proteic mean?
Proteic means proteinic.
What part of speech is proteic?
Proteic is an adjective.

Words near proteic in the dictionary

  1. protegrin
  2. protegrins
  3. protegé
  4. protegés
  5. protei
  6. proteic
  7. proteid
  8. proteide
  9. proteides
  10. proteidogenous
  11. proteids

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