proteic

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

proteic (not comparable)

1. proteinic

• perotic, preotic

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

From Proteu, proteu +‎ -ic.

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

1. protean

   Synonym: proteïforme

From proteïna (“protein”) +‎ -ic.

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

1. (relational) protein

• “proteic”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “proteic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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.

Borrowed from French protéique.

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

1. proteinic
2. protean