| PROTECTINGLY | • protectingly adv. By way of protection; in a protective manner. • PROTECTING adv. PROTECT, to shield from harm, attack or injury. |
| PROTECTIVELY | • protectively adv. In a protective manner. • PROTECTIVE adv. serving to protect. |
| PROTECTORATE | • protectorate n. Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. • protectorate n. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects… • protectorate n. An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger… |
| PROTECTORIAL | • protectorial adj. Alternative form of protectoral. • PROTECTORIAL adj. of or like a protectorate. |
| PROTECTORIES | • protectories n. Plural of protectory. • PROTECTORY n. an institution for destitute or delinquent children. |
| PROTECTRICES | • protectrices n. Plural of protectrix. • PROTECTRIX n. a female protector, also PROTECTRESS. |
| PROTECTRIXES | • PROTECTRIX n. a female protector, also PROTECTRESS. |
| PROTEINURIAS | • proteinurias n. Plural of proteinuria. • PROTEINURIA n. the presence of abnormally high levels of protein in the urine, esp. as a symptom of kidney damage. |
| PROTENSITIES | • PROTENSITY n. (archaic) duration, extension in time. |
| PROTENSIVELY | • protensively adv. In a protensive fashion. • PROTENSIVE adv. extensive in time or length. |
| PROTEOGLYCAN | • proteoglycan n. (Biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PROTERVITIES | • protervities n. Plural of protervity. • PROTERVITY n. peevishness. |
| PROTESTATION | • protestation n. A formal solemn objection or other declaration. • protestation n. (Law, historical) A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation… • PROTESTATION n. an avowal or solemn declaration. |
| PROTESTINGLY | • protestingly adv. Unwillingly, with protests. • PROTESTING adv. PROTEST, to express strong objection. |