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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various organic compounds that result from a reaction between an acid or alkali and a protein and are soluble in weak acids or alkalis and insoluble in neutral solutions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A protein derivative which results from the action of acids or alkalies upon albumins. The group includes the acid albumins and alkaline albuminates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry Any
protein derived from another by the use ofacids orbases
Etymologies
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From meta- + protein
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