protean
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3ADJ.
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VERB + PROTEAN
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PROTEAN + NOUN
animalcule, expressiveness, manifestations
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adj
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
Virus infection of the blood and bone marrow is probably responsible for all forms of the disease. The viral theory of origin accounts for the protean manifestations of the condition.
Alternative letter-case form of Protean (of or relating to Proteus).
noun
A protein that has been slightly modified by water, dilute acid, or enzymes, but not modified to the extent of a metaprotein.
adj
Of or relating to the god Proteus in Greek mythology.
Of or relating to the irregular Neptunian moon named for Proteus.
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4An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
WiktionaryVirus infection of the blood and bone marrow is probably responsible for all forms of the disease. The viral theory of origin accounts for the protean manifestations of the condition.
Wiktionary[…] the word's protean expressiveness has been observed in a xeroxlore item printed in Robert Anton Wilson's Playboy's Book of Forbidden Words […]
WiktionarySemantic equivalence is protean as well as fuzzy: what hoi polloi find equivalent may to cognoscenti be quite distinct.
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