Webster's Dictionary 1913

9046

Protoplastic

Pro′to‐plas″tic (?), a. First-formed. Howell.

9047

Protopodite

Pro‐top″o‐dite (?), n. [Proto- + Gr. �, �, foot.] (Zoöl.) The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.

9048

Protopope

Pro″to‐pope (?), n. [Proto- + pope: cf. F. protopope, Russ. protopop'.] (Gr. Ch.) One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular clergy; an archpriest; — called a...

9049

Protopterus

‖Pro‐top″te‐rus (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Komtok.

9050

Protosalt

Pro″to‐salt (?), n. [Proto- + salt.] (Chem.) A salt derived from a protoxide base.

9051

Protosilicate

Pro′to‐sil″i‐cate (?), n. [Proto- + silicate.] (Chem.) A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having but one atom of silicon in the molecule.

9052

Protosomite

Pro′to‐so″mite (?), n. [Proto- + somite.] (Zoöl.) One of the primitive segments, or metameres, of an animal.

9053

Protosulphide

Pro′to‐sul″phide (?), n. [Proto- + sulphide.] (Chem.) That one of a series of sulphides of any element which has the lowest proportion of sulphur; a sulphide with but one atom o...

9054

Protosulphuret

Pro′to‐sul″phu‐ret (?), n. [Proto- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) A protosulphide.

9055

Prototheria

‖Pro′to‐the″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. πρω̑τοσ first + θηρίον, dim. of θήρ beast.] (Zoöl.) Same as Monotremata.

9056

Prototracheata

‖Pro′to‐tra′che‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Proto-, and Trachea.] (Zoöl.) Same as Malacopoda.

9057

Prototype

Pro″to‐type (?), n. [F., from L. prototypus original, primitive, Gr. �, �; � first + � type, model. See Proto-, and Type] An original or model after which anything is copied; th...

9058

Protovertebra

Pro′to‐ver″te‐bra (?), n.; pl.Protovertebræ. [Proto- + vertebra.] (Anat.) One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up o...

9059

Protovertebral

Pro′to‐ver″te‐bral (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the protovertebræ.

9060

Protoxide

Pro‐tox″ide (?), n. [Proto- + oxide: cf. F. protoxide.] (Chem.) That one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion of oxygen. See Proto-, 2 (b).protoxide of nitrogen, l...

9061

Protoxidize

Pro‐tox″i‐dize (?), v. t.(Chem.) To combine with oxygen, as any elementary substance, in such proportion as to form a protoxide.

9062

Protozoa

‖Pro′to‐zo″a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � first + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.☞ The entire animal consists of a single cell...

9063

Protozoan

Pro′to‐zo″an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Protozoa. — n. One of the Protozoa.

9064

Protozoic

Pro′to‐zo″ic (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Protozoa.2. (Geol.) Containing remains of the earliest discovered life of the globe, which included mollusks, radiates an...

9065

Protozoön

‖Pro′to‐zo″ön (–ŏn), n.; pl.Protozoa (#). (Zoöl.) (a) One of the Protozoa. (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan.

9066

Protozoönite

Pro′to‐zo″ö‐nite (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the primary, or first-formed, segments of an embryonic arthropod.

9067

Protracheata

‖Pro‐tra′che‐a″ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pro-, and Trachea.] (Zoöl.) Same as Malacopoda.

9068

Protract

Pro‐tract″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Protracted; p. pr. vb. n.Protracting.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See Portrait, Po...

9069

Protract (2)

Pro‐tract″, n. [L. protractus.] Tedious continuance or delay. Spenser.

9070

Protracted

Pro‐tract′ed (?), a. Prolonged; continued.Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many successive days.— Pro‐tract″ed‐ly, adv. — Pro‐tract″ed‐ness, n.

9071

Protracter

Pro‐tract″er (?), n. A protractor.

9072

Protractile

Pro‐tract″ile (?), a. Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.