Defn: Proteinaceuos.
PROTELES
Pro"te*les, n. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the aard-wolf.
PROTEND
Pro*tend" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.]
Etym: [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to
stretch.]
Defn: To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .
PROTENSE
Pro*tense", n. Etym: [See Protend.]
Defn: Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense." Spenser.
PROTENSION
Pro*ten"sion, n. Etym: [L. protensio.]
Defn: A drawing out; extension. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton.
PROTENSIVE
Pro*ten"sive, a.