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See also: Protein
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊti.ɪn/, /ˈpɹəʊtiːn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊtiːn/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
protein (countable and uncountable, plural proteins)
- (biochemistry, countable) 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.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 534:
- Proteins carry out the bulk of cellular functions, including relaying signals, providing structural support, and accelerating biochemical reactions.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:protein
- Meronym: amino acid
- (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:protein
- Coordinate terms: carbohydrate, fat
- (nutrition, countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.
- 2015 April 29, Mandy Unanski Enright, “One Meal, Two Proteins”, in Nutrition Nuptials[1]:
- The preparation style should be the same for both proteins so that the side dishes compliment the meal.
- 2017, Daphne's California Greek, Catering Menu[2]:
- Served with seasoned rice, classic Greek salad, pita, tzatziki, choice of 2 proteins & 2 sides
- 2018 May 31, Mary Kekatos, Daily Mail[3]:
- What should you get for lunch at a halal cart? Nutritionists explain how to pick a protein that isn't packed with calories and why you should beware the white sauce
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
biochemistry: complex molecule
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Further reading[edit]
protein on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
References[edit]
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Protein”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Noun[edit]
protein m inan
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
protein (plural proteinek)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | protein | proteinek |
| accusative | proteint | proteineket |
| dative | proteinnek | proteineknek |
| instrumental | proteinnel | proteinekkel |
| causal-final | proteinért | proteinekért |
| translative | proteinné | proteinekké |
| terminative | proteinig | proteinekig |
| essive-formal | proteinként | proteinekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | proteinben | proteinekben |
| superessive | proteinen | proteineken |
| adessive | proteinnél | proteineknél |
| illative | proteinbe | proteinekbe |
| sublative | proteinre | proteinekre |
| allative | proteinhez | proteinekhez |
| elative | proteinből | proteinekből |
| delative | proteinről | proteinekről |
| ablative | proteintől | proteinektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
proteiné | proteineké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
proteinéi | proteinekéi |
| Possessive forms of protein | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | proteinem | proteinjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | proteined | proteinjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | proteinje | proteinjei |
| 1st person plural | proteinünk | proteinjeink |
| 2nd person plural | proteinetek | proteinjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | proteinjük | proteinjeik |
References[edit]
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- protein in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein or proteiner, definite plural proteina or proteinene)
References[edit]
- “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein, definite plural proteina)
References[edit]
- “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
protein n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of protein | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | protein | proteinet | — | — |
| Genitive | proteins | proteinets | — | — |
Synonyms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French protéine.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
Noun[edit]
protein (definite accusative proteini, plural proteinler)
Declension[edit]
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