proteinoid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prōtē noid′, -tē ə-)


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pro•tein•oid  (prōtē noid′, -tē ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrya polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
  • protein + -oid 1955–60


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