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.
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Pro"te*in, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
In chemical analysis, the total nitrogenous material in vegetable or animal substances, obtained by multiplying the total nitrogen found by a factor, usually 6.25, assuming most proteids to contain approximately 16 per cent of nitrogen.
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