proteaceae
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~ large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
Proteales
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~ coextensive with the family Proteaceae
protean
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~ taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"
protease inhibitor
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~ an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
protease
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~ any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
protect
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~ use tariffs to favor domestic industry
protect
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~ shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
protected
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~ guarded from injury or destruction
protected
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~ kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
protecting
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~ shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi"
protection
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~ a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
protection
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~ the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
protection
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~ kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
protection
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~ the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"
protection
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~ the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
protection
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~ payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
protection
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~ defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
protectionism
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~ the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
protectionist
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~ an advocate of protectionism
protective fold
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~ a flap of tissue that protects what it covers