The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proteose
Proteose \Pro"te*ose`\, n. [Proteid + -ose.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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.
Wiktionary
proteose
n. (context chemistry dated English) A mixture of peptides produced by the hydrolysis of proteins.
Wikipedia
Proteose
A proteose is any of various water-soluble compounds that are produced during digestion by the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins short of the amino acid stage.[1]
Category:Proteins