protein
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.
Noun 3 meanings
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.
One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.
Etymology
From proto- + -ein. Suggested by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in a letter to Gerardus Johannes Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
PROTEIN at a glance
PROTEIN has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + E 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,790 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with protein
All rhymes- WHEREIN13
- VEIN7
- EINSTEIN8
- HEREIN9
- STEIN5
- THEREIN10
- REIN4
- MEIN6
- BEIN6
- HOLSTEIN11
- LIPOPROTEIN15
- GLYCOPROTEIN20
One letter away
- PROTEAN9
- PROTEID10
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