Protectress
(Pro*tect"ress Pro*tect"rix) n. [NL. protectrix.] A woman who protects.
Protégé
(||Pro`té`gé") n. m. Protégée
(||Pro`té`gée") n. f. [F., p. p. of protéger. See Protect.] One under the
care and protection of another.
Proteid
(Pro"te*id) n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous
principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk,
etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and
organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food. — Pro"te*id,
a.
Proteidea
(||Pro`te*id"e*a) n. pl. [NL. See Proteus, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) An order of aquatic amphibians
having prominent external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus Called also Proteoidea,
and Proteida.
Proteiform
(Pro*te"i*form) a. (Zoöl.) Changeable in form; resembling a Proteus, or an amœba.
Protein
(Pro"te*in) n. [Gr. prw^tos first: cf. prwtei^on the first place.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body now
known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence
its name.
Protein crystal. (Bot.) See Crystalloid, n., 2.
Proteinaceous
(Pro`te*i*na"*ceous) a. (Physiol. Chem.) Of or related to protein; albuminous; proteid.
Proteinous
(Pro*te"i*nous) a. Proteinaceuos.
Proteles
(Pro"te*les) n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller
and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf.
Protend
(Pro*tend") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] [L. protendere, protensum;
pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.] To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.]
With his protended lance he makes defence.
Dryden. Protense
(Pro*tense") n. [See Protend.] Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense."
Spenser.
Protension
(Pro*ten"sion) n. [L. protensio.] A drawing out; extension. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.
Protensive
(Pro*ten"sive) a. Drawn out; extended. [R.]
Time is a protensive quantity.
Sir W. Hamilton. Proteolysis
(||Pro`te*ol"y*sis) n. [NL. See Proteolytic.] (Physiol. Chem.) The digestion or dissolving of
proteid matter by proteolytic ferments.
Proteolytic
(Pro`te*o*lyt"ic) a. [Proteid + Gr. to loose.] (Physiol.) Converting proteid or albuminous
matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones. " The proteolytic ferment of the pancreas."
Foster.
Proterandrous
(Pro`ter*an"drous) a. [Gr. earlier (fr. before) + man, male.] (Bot.) Having the stamens
come to maturity before the pistil; — opposed to proterogynous.
Proterandry
(Pro`ter*an"dry) n. (Bot.) The condition of being proterandrous.
