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A specialized leucoplast containing protein in crystalline form for use in enzyme activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree English protein Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast English proteinoplast From protein + -o- + -plast.
