The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proteid \Pro"te*id\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.) an older, imprecise term replaced by {protein}.
Note: Defined in the 1913 Webster as ``One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food.'' -- Pro"te*id, a.
Defensive proteid (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of proteid substances, present in some animal tissues and fluids, that make the body immune to certain infectious diseases by destroying or rendering inactive the toxic products of bacterial growth; -- this is an older term replaced by more precise modern immunological concepts such as antibody and immunoglobulin. [archaic]
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to proteins. 2 Containing protein. n. 1 (context biochemistry English) A complex biomolecule predominantly made of polypeptides. Found in all living matter. 2 Any organic material rich in proteid molecules considered a dietary source of essential amino acids. 3 (context obsolete English) A protein. 4 (context obsolete English) An essential nitrogen-containing component of organic matter.
Usage examples of "proteid".
Removed by oxidation of all the the hydrogen organs of of proteids, excretion, carbohydrates, but in the and fats.
The most hygienic diet is the one which supplies the proteids in sufficient quantity to rebuild the tissues and the carbohydrates and fats in the right amounts to supply the body with energy.
Globulin likewise belongs to the Proteids, forming another subgroup, and this substance, though containing some matter which excited Drosera rather strongly, was hardly attacked by the secretion, and was very little or very slowly attacked by gastric juice.
The seeds themselves contain in the cotyledons and endosperm from 30 to 40 per cent of a fixed oil, of a light yellow colour, and about 25 per cent proteids, together with wax, resin, sugar, phosphates, acetic acid, and a small quantity of the glucoside Linamarin.
That is a rare but proven phenomenon—the proteids of one human body acting as allergens to another.