protein
See also: Protein
English
Etymology
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/, /ˈpɹəʊ.tiːn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/
- (US, dated) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.ɾi.ɪn/
- Homophone: protean
Audio (US) (file)
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
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 534:
- Proteins carry out the bulk of cellular functions, including relaying signals, providing structural support, and accelerating biochemical reactions.
- (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.
- 2015 April 29, Mandy Unanski Enright, “One Meal, Two Proteins”, in Nutrition Nuptials, archived from the original on 11 April 2019:
- The preparation style should be the same for both proteins so that the side dishes compliment the meal.
Derived terms
- acute-phase protein
- alloprotein
- animal protein factor
- Bence Jones protein
- bone morphogenetic protein
- carrier protein
- checkpoint protein
- cI protein
- complement protein
- complete protein
- conjugated protein
- C-reactive protein
- dyslipoproteinaemia
- ERM protein family
- fusion protein
- glial fibrillary acidic protein
- G-protein
- G protein
- green fluorescent protein
- GTP-binding protein
- heat shock protein
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
- hydrolyzed vegetable protein
- integral membrane protein
- intrinsic protein
- iron-sulfur protein
- iron-sulphur protein
- leaf protein
- leaf protein concentrate
- matrix protein
- membrane protein
- motor protein
- mutant protein
- myelin protein zero
- naked protein
- nascent protein
- peripheral membrane protein
- plasma protein
- prion protein
- proats
- pro-protein
- proteinaceous
- protein binder
- protein complex
- protein domain
- proteinic
- protein isolate
- protein kinase
- proteinous
- protein phosphorylation
- protein powder
- protein shake
- protein sorting
- protein subunit
- retinoblastoma protein
- Rieske protein
- scaffold protein
- single-strand binding protein
- spike protein
- S-protein
- storage protein
- SUMO protein
- tau protein
- textured vegetable protein
- transmembrane protein
- transport protein
- vanadium-associated protein
Translations
biochemistry: complex molecule
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References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Protein”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Further reading
protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
protein on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprotɛjn]
- IPA(key): [ˈprotɛɪn]
- IPA(key): [ˈprotɛiːn]
Noun
protein m inan
- (biochemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Synonym: bílkovina
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʁotəˈiˀn/
Noun
protein n (singular definite proteinet, plural indefinite proteiner)
- (biochemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Declension
Declension of protein
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | proteinet | proteiner | proteinerne |
| genitive | proteins | proteinets | proteiners | proteinernes |
References
- “protein” in Den Danske Ordbog
Hungarian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprotɛjin]
- Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
protein (plural proteinek)
- (biochemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
| Possessive forms of protein | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | proteinem | proteinjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | proteined | proteinjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | proteinje | proteinjei |
| 1st person plural | proteinünk | proteinjeink |
| 2nd person plural | proteinetek | proteinjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | proteinjük | proteinjeik |
References
- Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Further reading
- protein in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch proteïne, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈteɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪn, -n
- Hyphenation: pro‧té‧in
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- (biochemistry, nutrition) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Alternative forms
- protin (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- berprotein
- protein aksi komplemen
- protein G
- protein hewani
- protein hidrolisat
- protein kedelai
- protein konjugasi
- protein kualitas tinggi
- protein lengkap
- protein nabati
- protein pengikat
- protein referensi
- protein susu
- protein terigu
Further reading
- “protein” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- (biochemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- (biochemistry) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | ||||
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| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | proteinet | — | — |
| Genitive | proteins | proteinets | — | — |
Synonyms
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾo.te.in/
- Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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