Protein Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Synonyms
    • 1.3.2 Meronyms
    • 1.3.3 Coordinate terms
    • 1.3.4 Derived terms
    • 1.3.5 Translations
  • 1.4 References
  • 1.5 Anagrams
• 2 Czech
  • 2.1 Noun
    • 2.1.1 Synonyms
• 3 Swedish
  • 3.1 Noun
    • 3.1.1 Synonyms

English

Etymology

Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteios, “primary”) from πρῶτος (prōtos, “first”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈprəʊti.ɪn/, /ˈprəʊtiːn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈproʊtiːn/

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Noun

protein (countable and uncountable; plural proteins)

1. (nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (ie: meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes
2. (biochemistry) A large, complex molecule composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which each chain is held together by peptide bonds.

Synonyms

• Wikisaurus:protein

Meronyms

• amino acid

Coordinate terms

• carbohydrate
• fat

Derived terms

• green fluorescent protein

References

1. ^ New Oxford Dictionary of English

Anagrams

• interop, pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine

Czech

Noun

protein m.

1. protein

Synonyms

• bílkovina f.

Swedish

Noun

protein n. (uncountable)

1. protein

Synonyms

• äggviteämne

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See Also:

• Alpha Fetoprotein
• Camp-dependent Protein Kinase
• Integral Membrane Protein
• Outer Membrane Protein
• Protein Losing Enteropathy