Protein

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈpɹəʊti.ɪn/, /ˈpɹəʊtiːn/
• US IPA: /ˈpɹoÊŠtiːn/

Origin

Suggested by Jöns Jakob Berzelius in a letter to , from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteios, "primary"), from πρῶτος (prōtos, "first").

New Oxford Dictionary of English

Full definition of protein

Noun

1. (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.
2. (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 classesFor each dish, select a curry, protein, and spiciness.

Synonyms

Meronyms

• amino acid

Coordinate terms

• carbohydrate
• fat

Derived terms

• green fluorescent protein
• proteinic
• proteinous

Anagrams

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