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Soundsprow'tiy.n
RhymesAberdeen, Abilene, acetylcholine, and 183 more rhymes in iyn...
protein > noun, substance
MeaningAny 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.
Examples"a diet high in protein"
Substance ofmeat; legume; egg, eggs; milk
Substancesamino acid, aminoalkanoic acid; polypeptide
Broadermacromolecule, supermolecule
Narrowercapsid; gluten; actomyosin; aleurone; amyloid; apoenzyme; conjugated protein, compound protein; enzyme; fibrin; filaggrin; growth factor; hatoglobin; iodoprotein, iodinated protein; nucleoprotein; opsin; phosphoprotein; plasma protein; prostate specific antigen, PSA; proteome; simple protein; cytokine; ferritin; antibody
Adjectivesproteinaceous

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