prostyle
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure
prosy
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"
protactinium
— Noun
– English
～ a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
protagonism
— Noun
– English
～ active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
protagonist
— Noun
– English
～ the principal character in a work of fiction
protagonist
— Noun
– English
～ a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
protamine
— Noun
– English
～ a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin
protanopia
— Noun
– English
～ dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue
protanopic
— Adjective
– English
～ inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green
Protea mellifera
— Noun
– English
～ Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Protea cynaroides
— Noun
– English
～ South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
protea
— Noun
– English
～ any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
protea family
— Noun
– English
～ large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
proteaceae
— Noun
– English
～ large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
Proteales
— Noun
– English
～ coextensive with the family Proteaceae
protean
— Adjective
– English
～ taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"
protease inhibitor
— Noun
– English
～ an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
protease
— Noun
– English
～ any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
protect
— Verb
– English
～ use tariffs to favor domestic industry
protect
— Verb
– English
～ shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"