| 单词 | proteinoid |
| 释义 | proteinoid in American English (ˈproʊtiˌnɔɪd; ˈproʊtiˌnɔɪd) noun any of a group of synthetic, proteinlike polymers formed from amino acids subjected to heat and other conditions such as may have prevailed on earth billions of years ago; primordial protein proteinoid in American English (ˈproutiˌnɔid, -tiə-) noun Biochemistry a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions Word origin [1955–60; protein + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passage-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: anthropoid, cardioid, lithoid, ovoid, planetoid |
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