proteose
[ proh-tee-ohs ]
nounBiochemistry.
any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
Origin of proteose
1Words Nearby proteose
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How to use proteose in a sentence
In the same sense, deuteroproteose is a secondary proteose, being formed by the further hydration of the primary body.
On Digestive Proteolysis | R. H. Chittenden
British Dictionary definitions for proteose
proteose
/ (ˈprəʊtɪˌəʊs, -ˌəʊz) /
noun
rare any of a group of compounds formed during proteolysis that are less complex than metaproteins but more so than peptones: Also called (esp US): albumose
Origin of proteose
1C20: from protein + -ose ²
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