proteid
nounA protein. No longer in scientific use.
nounIn zoöl, an amphibian of the family Proteidæ.
nounA substance formerly supposed to contain protein as an essential ingredient.
nounan older, imprecise term replaced by
one of a class of proteid substances, present in some animal tissues and fluids, that make the body immune to certain infectious diseases by destroying or rendering inactive the toxic products of bacterial growth; — this is an older term replaced by more precise modern immunological concepts such as
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