Proto-Indo European
— Noun
– English
~ a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
proto-oncogene
— Noun
– English
~ a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene
Proto-Norse
— Noun
– English
~ the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700
proto
— Adjective
– English
~ indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages"
protoactinium
— Noun
– English
~ a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
protoanthropology
— Noun
– English
~ the study humans prior to the invention of writing
protoarchaeology
— Noun
– English
~ the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils
protoarcheology
— Noun
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~ the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils
protoavis
— Noun
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~ most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having bird-like jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
protoceratops
— Noun
– English
~ small horned dinosaur
protocol
— Noun
– English
~ (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
protocol
— Noun
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~ code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"
protocol
— Noun
– English
~ forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
protoctist
— Noun
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~ any of the unicellular protists
protoctist family
— Noun
– English
~ any of the families of Protoctista
Protoctista
— Noun
– English
~ in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
Pieris protodice
— Noun
– English
~ common North American form of cabbage butterfly