proteinoid

[ proh-tee-noid, -tee-uh- ]

/ ˈproʊ tiˌnɔɪd, -ti ə- /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Words nearby proteinoid

protein synthesis, protein-bound iodine, protein-bound iodine test, protein-losing enteropathy, proteinase, proteinoid, proteinosis, proteins, proteinuria, protend, protensive

Origin of proteinoid

First recorded in 1955–60; protein + -oid

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Medicine definitions for proteinoid

proteinoid

[ prōt′n-oid′ ]

n.

A proteinlike polypeptide formed abiotically from amino acid mixtures in the presence of heat, it may resemble early evolutionary forms of protein.