proteic

English

Etymology

Compare French protéique. Cf. protein, proteinic. From the stem of Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos) and the suffix -ic.

Adjective

proteic (not comparable)

1. proteinic

Anagrams

• perotic, preotic

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈtɛjk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾoˈtɛjk]

Etymology 1

From Proteu, proteu +‎ -ic.

Adjective

proteic (feminine proteica, masculine plural proteics, feminine plural proteiques)

1. protean

   Synonym: proteïforme

Etymology 2

From proteïna (“protein”) +‎ -ic.

Adjective

proteic (feminine proteica, masculine plural proteics, feminine plural proteiques)

1. (relational) protein

Further reading

• “proteic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “proteic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “proteic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “proteic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French protéique.

Adjective

proteic m or n (feminine singular proteică, masculine plural proteici, feminine and neuter plural proteice)

1. proteinic
2. protean

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	proteic		proteică		proteici	proteice
	definite	proteicul		proteica		proteicii	proteicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	proteic		proteice		proteici	proteice
	definite	proteicului		proteicei		proteicilor	proteicelor