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adjective relating to or of the nature of protein
originEtymology tree English protein Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -aceus New Latinbor. English -aceous English proteinaceous From protein + -aceous.
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