proteid

• a variation of protein.
  protein

  noun

  any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.

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The demand for nuts is constantly increasing as the public learns that the proteid the body needs can be obtained from nuts as well as from meat.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers

The part used for food is the large root, which is stored with proteid and starchy matter.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg

In those who lead a sedentary life with the consumption of much proteid food the same thing seems to be true.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

I am proud to tell you that the proteid molecule can be built up only when the third element of nature’s trinity is added—the mind-electron.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various

We have already suggested that the use of a large amount of proteid materials, especially in people who live a sedentary life, often predisposes to this condition.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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