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pro·tein·a·ceous | \ ˌprō-tə-ˈnā-shəs 
; ˌprō-ˌtē(-ə)-ˈnā-shəs \
; ˌprō-ˌtē(-ə)-ˈnā-shəs \Definition of proteinaceous
: of, relating to, containing, resembling, or being protein
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proteinaceous
adjectivepro·tein·aceous | \ ˌprōt-ᵊn-ˈā-shəs , ˌprō-ˌtēn- , ˌprōt-ē-ən- \
, ˌprō-ˌtēn- , ˌprōt-ē-ən- \Medical Definition of proteinaceous
: of, relating to, resembling, or being protein proteinaceous materials
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