Proteins, from the Greek proteios, meaning first, are a class of organic compounds which are present in and vital to every living cell. In the form of skin, hair, callus, cartilage, muscles, tendons and ligaments, proteins hold together, protect, and provide structure to the body of a multi-celled organism. In the form of enzymes, hormones, antibodies, and globulins, they catalyze, regulate, and protect the body chemistry.
Definition of long division for Students. : division in arithmetic that involves several steps that are written out.
= 1.584999â¦ are two examples of this. (This type of repeating decimal can be obtained by long division if one uses a modified form of the usual division algorithm.) Any number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers is said to be irrational.