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metaprotein

noun meta·pro·tein
\ˌmet-ə-ˈprō-ˌtēn, -ˈprōt-ē-ən\

Medical Definition of METAPROTEIN

:  any of various products derived from proteins through the action of acids or alkalies by which the solubility and sometimes the composition of the proteins is changed

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