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Noun: proteose  'prow-tee,ows or 'prow-tee,owz
  1. Any of a class of water-soluble proteins produced as an intermediate stage in the digestion of proteins
    "Proteoses are further broken down into peptones during digestion"

Derived forms: proteoses

Encyclopedia: Proteose