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proteinoid

noun pro·tein·oid
\ˈprō-ˌtē-ˌnid, ˈprōt-ē-ə-ˌnid, ˈprōt-ən-ˌid\

Medical Definition of PROTEINOID

:  any of various polypeptides which can be obtained by suitable polymerization of mixtures of amino acids

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