| PROTEASES | • proteases n. Plural of protease. • PROTEASE n. any enzyme that splits up proteins, also PROTEINASE. |
| PROTECTED | • protected adj. Defended. • protected adj. (Programming, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program… • protected v. Simple past tense and past participle of protect. |
| PROTECTER | • protecter n. Obsolete spelling of protector. • PROTECTER n. one who protects, also PROTECTOR. |
| PROTECTOR | • protector n. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative. • protector n. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect. • protector n. One who prevents interference. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| PROTEGEES | • protegees n. Plural of protegee. • protégées n. Plural of protégée. • PROTEGEE n. (French) one (female) who is looked after or sponsored by another. |
| PROTEIDES | • proteides n. Plural of proteide. • PROTEIDE n. a nitrogenous organic compound, also PROTEIN, PROTEID. |
| PROTEINIC | • proteinic adj. Proteinaceous. • PROTEINIC adj. relating to protein. |
| PROTENDED | • protended v. Simple past tense and past participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
| PROTENSES | • PROTENSE n. (Spenser) an extension in time, a duration. |
| PROTEOMES | • proteomes n. Plural of proteome. • PROTEOME n. the complement of proteins expressed by a genome. |
| PROTEOMIC | • proteomic adj. Of or pertaining to proteomics. • PROTEOMIC adj. relating to a proteome, the full complement of proteins that occurs with a cell or tissue. |
| PROTEOSES | • proteoses n. Plural of proteose. • PROTEOSE n. a substance derived from protein in digestion. |
| PROTESTED | • protested v. Simple past tense and past participle of protest. • PROTEST v. to express strong objection. |
| PROTESTER | • protester n. One who protests, either alone or in a public display of group feeling. • protester n. (Law) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note. • PROTESTER n. one who protests, also PROTESTOR. |
| PROTESTOR | • protestor n. Alternative spelling of protester. • PROTESTOR n. one who protests, also PROTESTER. |
| PROTEUSES | • PROTEUS n. (Greek) any of the rodlike bacteria found in decaying matter. |