Protean

Adjective

Definitionen

1.AdjectiveExceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

"An amoeba is a protean animalcule."

2.AdjectiveAlternative letter-case form of Protean: of or relating to Proteus.

3.NounA protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not modified to the extent of a metaprotein.

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