PROTEINOID


Meaning of PROTEINOID in English

/proh"tee noyd', -tee euh-/ , n. Biochem.

a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.

[ 1955-60; PROTEIN + -OID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .