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GROTESQUE a. 3 definitions
himsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. "Grotesque design." Dryden. "Grotesque incidents." Macaulay.
GROTESQUELY adv.
In a grotesque manner.
GROTESQUENESS n.
Quality of being grotesque.
GROTESQUERY n.
Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. "The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." K. L. Bates.
HEMIPROTEIN n.
An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schützenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone.
HYDROTELLURATE n.
A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the base.
HYDROTELLURIC a.
Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or hydrogen telluride.
HYSTERON PROTERON n. 2 definitions
A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and lives."
LACTOPROTEIN n.
A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of milk.
MYCOPROTEIN n.
The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.
PARROTER n.
One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S. Mill.
PROTEACEOUS a.
Of or pertaining to the Proteaceæ, an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.
PROTEAN a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.
PROTEANLY adv.
In a protean manner. Cudworth.
PROTECT v.
r shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. The gods of Greece protect you! Shak.
PROTECTINGLY adv.
By way of protection; in a protective manner.
PROTECTION n. 4 definitions
The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection. To your protection I commend me, gods. Shak.
PROTECTIONISM n.
The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See Protection, 4.
PROTECTIONIST n.
One who favors protection. See Protection, 4.
PROTECTIVE a.
Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. " The favor of a protective Providence." Feltham. Protective coloring (Zoöl.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry. Wallace. -- Protective tariff (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to secure protection (see Protection,…
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