protein
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See also Protein
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Etymology [edit]
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteios, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prōtos, “first”).[1]
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protein (countable and uncountable; plural proteins)
- (biochemistry) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
- (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
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one of three major classes of food
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biochemistry: a large, complex molecule composed of long chains of amino acids
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- ^ New Oxford Dictionary of English
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protein m
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protein n (uncountable)
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Declension of protein
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| nominative | protein | proteinet | ||
| genitive | proteins | proteinets | ||
