About The Word Protein
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Protein
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What's The Definition Of Protein?
[n] any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Protein: Related Terms | Find terms related to Protein: See Also | actomyosin | aleurone | amino acid | aminoalkanoic acid | amyloid | apoenzyme | capsid | compound protein | conjugated protein | cytokine | egg | eggs | enzyme | ferritin | fibrin | gluten | growth factor | hatoglobin | iodinated protein | iodoprotein | legume | macromolecule | meat | milk | nucleoprotein | opsin | phosphoprotein | plasma protein | polypeptide | prostate specific antigen | proteome | PSA | simple protein | supermolecule Protein In Webster's Dictionary \Pro"te*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
In chemical analysis, the total nitrogenous material in
vegetable or animal substances, obtained by multiplying the
total nitrogen found by a factor, usually 6.25, assuming most
proteids to contain approximately 16 per cent of nitrogen.
\Pro"te*in\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first: cf. prwtei^on the first place.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name. {Protein crystal}. (Bot.) See {Crystalloid}, n., 2. |
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