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protein
English
Etymology
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek ???????? (pr?teîos, “primary”), from ?????? (prôtos, “first”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???ti.?n/, /?p???ti?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?o?ti?n/
Noun
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.
- 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.
Derived terms
- green fluorescent protein
- plasma protein
- proteinaceous
- proteinic
- proteinous
Related terms
- proteic
Translations
Further reading
- protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- protein on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
References
Anagrams
- Petrino, Petroni, Pointer, interop, pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine
Czech
Noun
protein m inan
- protein
- Synonym: bílkovina
Hungarian
Etymology
From English protein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?prot?jin]
- Hyphenation: pro?te?in
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
protein (plural proteinek)
- protein
Declension
References
Further reading
- protein in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein or proteiner, definite plural proteina or proteinene)
- protein
References
- “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein, definite plural proteina)
- protein
References
- “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
protein n (uncountable)
- protein
Declension
Synonyms
- äggviteämne
Anagrams
- entropi, inropet
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French protéine.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pro?te?in
Noun
protein (definite accusative proteini, plural proteinler)
- (biochemistry) protein
Declension
protein From the web:
- what protein
- what protein powder is best
- what protein causes joint pain
- what protein powder is best for weight loss
- what protein is bad for arthritis
- what proteins are synthesized by bound ribosomes
- what protein is easiest on kidneys
nutrient
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?tri?ns, present participle of n?tri? (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?nju?.t?i.?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nu?.t?i.?nt/
Noun
nutrient (plural nutrients)
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
- Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
Synonyms
- nutriment
Derived terms
- antinutrient
Translations
Adjective
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
- Providing nourishment.
Translations
Related terms
- nourish
- nourishment
- nurse
- nursery
- nutriment
- nutrition
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutritive
Further reading
- nutrient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- nutrient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nutriens, nutrientem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /nu.t?i?ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nu.t?i?en/
Noun
nutrient m (plural nutrients)
- nutrient
Related terms
- nodrir
Further reading
- “nutrient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nutrient” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin
Verb
n?trient
- third-person plural future active indicative of n?tri?
nutrient From the web:
- what nutrients are in corn
- what nutrients provide energy
- what nutrients are in eggs
- what nutrients are in potatoes
- what nutrient provides the most energy
- what nutrients do vegetables provide
- what nutrients are in apples
- what nutrients are in mushrooms
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