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To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .

Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense." Spenser.

A drawing out; extension. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.

Drawn out; extended. [R.] Time is a protensive quantity. Sir W. Hamilton.

The digestion or dissolving of proteid matter by proteolytic ferments.

Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and diffusible products, as peptones. " The proteolytic ferment of the pancreas." Foster.

One of a class of soluble products formed in the digestion of proteids with gastric and pancreatic juice, and also by the hydrolytic action of boiling dilute acids on proteids. Proteoses are divided into the two groups, the primary and secondary proteoses.

Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; -- opposed to proterogynous.

The condition of being proterandrous.

Having flowers appearing before the leaves; -- said of certain plants. Gray.

hind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Called also Proteroglyphia.

Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; -- opposed to proterandrous.

An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus.

Peevishness; petulance. [Obs.] Fuller.

o affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow. He protest that his measures are pacific. Landor. The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Shak.

Protestantism. [R.]

One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Chris…

Protestant. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.

Like a Protestant; in conformity with Protestantism. [R.] Milton.