pro´tein|like´

pro´tein|like´
pro|tein «PROH teen, -tee ihn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. one of the substances containing nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, that is a necessary part of the cells of animals and plants. Meat, milk, cheese, eggs, and beans contain protein. Proteins are built up of amino acids. They are complex organic compounds, essential to the functioning as well as the structure of all organic cells.
2. (formerly) the nitrogenous substances once thought to be the essential constituents of all animals and plants.
–adj.
of or containing protein.
╂[< German Protein < Greek prōteîos of the first quality (< prôtos first) + German -inin]
–pro´tein|like´, adjective.

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