protein
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
protein/ˈprəʊtiːn/
▶noun any of a class of organic compounds consisting of long chains of amino acids, having structural and functional roles in organisms and constituting an important part of the diet.
– derivatives
proteinaceous adjective,
proteinous adjective.
proteinaceous adjective,
proteinous adjective.
– origin C19: from Fr. protéine, Ger. Protein, from Gk prōteios ‘primary’.
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actin
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- aleurone
- alphafetoprotein
- amyloid
- angiotensin
- antibody
- apoprotein
- Atkins diet
- avidin
- biopolymer
- capsid
- casein
- cashew
- chromatin
- chromosome
- cistron
- code
- coenzyme
- cofactor
- conserve
- creatine
- crystalloid
- cytochrome
- cytoskeleton
- dystrophin
- enzyme
- erythropoietin
- exon
- factor VIII
- fibrin
- fibrinogen
- fibroin
- formula
- gelatin
- gelatinous
- globulin
- gluten
- haem
- haemocyanin
- haemoglobin
- hapten
- helix
- interferon
- junk DNA
- kwashiorkor
- lactoprotein
- lectin
- lentil
