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proteinoid

proteinoid noun: a polypeptide formed abiotically from by heating a mixture of amino acids.

Noun

proteinoid (plural proteinoids)

  1. A polypeptide formed abiotically from by heating a mixture of amino acids

Forms of proteinoid

pluralproteinoids

Origin of proteinoid

From protein + -oid.

Questions about proteinoid

What does proteinoid mean?
Proteinoid means a polypeptide formed abiotically from by heating a mixture of amino acids.
What part of speech is proteinoid?
Proteinoid is a noun.
What is the plural of proteinoid?
The plural of proteinoid is proteinoids.

Words near proteinoid in the dictionary

  1. proteinlike
  2. proteinogenesis
  3. proteinogenic
  4. proteinogram
  5. proteinograms
  6. proteinoid
  7. proteinoids
  8. proteinolysis
  9. proteinolytic
  10. proteinomics
  11. proteinomimetic

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