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lungfish — /lung fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lungfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lungfishes. any of various slender, air breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and… … Universalium
Fischer, Emil — ▪ German chemist Introduction in full Emil Hermann Fischer born Oct. 9, 1852, Euskirchen, Prussia [Ger.] died July 15, 1919, Berlin, Ger. German chemist who was awarded the 1902 Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of his investigations of … Universalium
proteinoid — [prō′tēnoid΄, prōt′ēnoid΄] n. any of a group of synthetic, proteinlike polymers formed from amino acids subjected to heat and other conditions such as may have prevailed on earth billions of years ago; primordial protein … English World dictionary
pro|tein|oid — «PROH tuh noyd, tee uh », noun. a proteinlike substance made by polymerization of a number of amino acids common to protein: »Proteinoids…might represent the first evolutionary step along the road that led to the true proteins and eventually to… … Useful english dictionary
