English noun: protein |
1. | protein (substance) 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 |
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| Samples | A diet high in protein.
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| Broader (hypernym) | macromolecule, supermolecule |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | actomyosin, aleurone, amyloid, antibody, apoenzyme, capsid, compound protein, conjugated protein, cytokine, enzyme, ferritin, fibrin, filaggrin, gluten, growth factor, haptoglobin, iodinated protein, iodoprotein, nucleoprotein, opsin, phosphoprotein, plasma protein, prostate specific antigen, proteome, PSA, recombinant protein, simple protein |
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| Substance holonym | amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid, polypeptide |
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| Substance meronym | egg, eggs, legume, meat, milk |
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