protein

[Pro·te*in]

Protein makes up your nails, your hair, and the egg on your plate. This nitrogenous substance we call protein consists of chains of amino acids and is necessary for life functions.

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A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.

Noun
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 a


n.
A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.


Protein

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.

A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.

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Usage Examples

I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.

I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.

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Other Usage Examples

Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food.

I'm a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning - you never know what you're gonna get in my shake... fruit? Peanut butter? Ice-cream?

Protein engineering is a technology of molecular machines - of molecular machines that are part of replicators - and so it comes from an area that already raises some of the issues that nanotechnology will raise.

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