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proteinate

proteinate noun: an anion derived from a protein.

Noun

proteinate (plural proteinates)

  1. An anion derived from a protein.
  2. Any metal salt derived from a protein.

Forms of proteinate

pluralproteinates

Origin of proteinate

From protein + -ate (“derivative”).

Words formed from proteinate

Questions about proteinate

What does proteinate mean?
Proteinate means an anion derived from a protein.
What part of speech is proteinate?
Proteinate is a noun.
What is the plural of proteinate?
The plural of proteinate is proteinates.

Words near proteinate in the dictionary

  1. proteinaceous
  2. proteinaceously
  3. proteinacious
  4. proteinase
  5. proteinases
  6. proteinate
  7. proteinates
  8. proteinemia
  9. proteinic
  10. proteinless
  11. proteinlike

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