proteinaceous
1Proteinaceous — Pro te*i*na *ceous, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Of or related to protein; albuminous; proteid. [1913 Webster] …
2proteinaceous — [pro΄tē nā′shəs, prōtē ə nā′shəs] adj. of, having to do with, or resembling protein * * * See protein. * * * …
3proteinaceous — [pro΄tē nā′shəs, prōtē ə nā′shəs] adj. of, having to do with, or resembling protein …
4proteinaceous — Resembling a protein; possessing, to some degree, the physicochemical properties characteristic of proteins. * * * pro·tein·aceous .prōt ən ā shəs, .prō .tēn , .prōt ē ən adj of, relating to, resembling, or being protein <proteinaceous… …
5proteinaceous — adjective relating to or of the nature of protein • Pertains to noun: ↑protein • Derivationally related forms: ↑protein * * * |prōˌtē|nāshəs, |prōd.ēə̇|n adjective Etymology: protein (I) + aceous …
6proteinaceous — adjective Date: circa 1844 of, relating to, containing, resembling, or being protein …
7proteinaceous — Of, relating to, resembling, or being protein …
8proteinaceous — adjective Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein …
9proteinaceous — pro·tein·a·ceous …
10proteinaceous infectious particle — Believed to be the agent responsible for the class of diseases called spongiform encephalopathies, including scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE; mad cow disease) in cattle and CJD in humans. It is an abnormal form of a brain… …