ruǎn
朊
protein (archaic)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
protein (archaic or historical term)
archaicUsed primarily in early 20th-century scientific literature before the standardization of 蛋白质. Occasionally encountered in historical chemistry texts or specific compound words like 朊病毒 (prion).
Zài在
zǎo早
qī期
de的
shēng生
wù物
jiào教
kē科
shū书
zhōng中
，
ruǎn朊
shì是
gòu构
chéng成
xì细
bāo胞
de的
zhòng重
yào要
wù物
zhì质
。
In early biology textbooks, protein was described as an essential substance that constitutes cells.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
huà化
xué学
wù物
zhì质
shǔ属
yú于
jiù旧
chēng称
de的
ruǎn朊
lèi类
huà化
hé合
wù物
。
This chemical substance belongs to the class of compounds formerly known as proteins.