protein

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English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ -ein. Suggested by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in a letter to Gerardus Johannes Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/, /ˈpɹəʊ.tiːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/
• (US, dated) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.ti.ɪn/
  • Homophone: protean

Noun

protein (countable and uncountable, plural proteins)

2. (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
4. (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:protein

   Coordinate terms: carbohydrate, fat

5. (nutrition, countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.

Derived terms

Related terms

• proteic
• proteo-

Translations

References

Further reading

• protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• protein on Wikiversity.Wikiversity

Anagrams

• Petrino, Petroni, Pointer, interop, pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprotɛjn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈprotɛɪn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈprotɛiːn]

Noun

protein m inan

1. (biochemistry) protein

   Synonym: bílkovina

Declension

Further reading

• “protein”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “protein”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “protein”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʁotəˈiˀn/

Noun

protein n (singular definite proteinet, plural indefinite proteiner)

1. (biochemistry) protein

   Synonyms: proteinstof, æggehvidestof, æggehvide

Declension

References

• “protein” in Den Danske Ordbog

Hungarian

Etymology

From English protein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprotɛjin]
• Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

protein (plural proteinek)

1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

References

Further reading

• protein in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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

protéin (plural protein-protein)

1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein

Alternative forms

• protin (Johor-Riau)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “protein” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein or proteiner, definite plural proteina or proteinene)

1. (biochemistry) protein

References

• “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein, definite plural proteina)

1. (biochemistry) protein

References

• “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

protein n (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

Synonyms

• äggviteämne

Derived terms

Further reading

• protein in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• entropi, inropet

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French protéine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.in/
• Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in

Noun

protein (definite accusative proteini, plural proteinler)

1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• prô-tê-in

Etymology

From French protéine.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [pɹo˧˧ te˧˧ ʔin˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [pɹow˧˧ tej˧˧ ʔin˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [pɹow˧˧ tej˧˧ ʔɨn˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: prô tê in

Noun

protein

1. (biochemistry) protein

   Synonym: chất đạm