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protose

protose noun: a meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.

Noun

protose (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.
    • Cut a can of protose lengthwise in two; put in a pan, fill one-fourth full with hot water, and bake one hour.1914, Jacob Arnbrecht, Hygienic Cook Book, International Publishing Association, page 72
    • From the viewpoint of our low protein diet, gluten flour and protose are positively dangerous.1917, Anna Lindlahr, The Nature Cure Cook Book, 5th edition, The Nature Cure Publishing Co., page 273

Origin of protose

Coined by John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor, and used as a brand name by the Sanitas Nut Food Company, Battle Creek Foods, and Worthington Foods. Apparently from protein + -ose.

Questions about protose

What does protose mean?
Protose means a meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.
What part of speech is protose?
Protose is a noun.

Words near protose in the dictionary

  1. protoscolex
  2. protoscolices
  3. protoscolicidal
  4. protoscripture
  5. protoscriptures
  6. protose
  7. protoselenide
  8. protosequence
  9. protosequences
  10. protosexual
  11. protosexuality

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