nonproteinaceous

adjective

Not proteinaceous.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivenonproteinaceous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot proteinaceous.

    In principle, all of the indicators discussed in Section 6.4.2 can also be employed to visualize biomolecules that are nonproteinaceous (e.g., lipids, nucleic acids, sugars).

    2012, Heinz W. Siesler, Biomedical Imaging: Principles and Applications, page 192
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    By taking a price of $5.00 per ton for cane molasses, the most economical local nonproteinaceous feed, the value of each pound of nonprotein nutrients is determined to be $0.0042.

    1943, Louis Albert Henke, Roughages for Dairy Cattle in Hawaii, page 25

    In the meantime, it remains unclear whether a nonproteinaceous constituent in wheat also acts as an allergen. Unlike proteinaceous allergens, some nonproteinaceous substances would be more stable in the body, possibly acting as a remaining allergen to cause a longer-lasting allergic reaction.

    2005, Yoshinori Mine, Nutraceutical Proteins and Peptides in Health and Disease, page 418

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