hemiprotein

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noun

An insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

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Meanings

nounhemiprotein (plural hemiproteins)

plural hemiproteins

  1. biochemistryAn insoluble proteid substance formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, and apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.

Origin

From hemi- + protein.

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APA

hemiprotein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiprotein

MLA

“hemiprotein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiprotein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiprotein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiprotein.

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