protein

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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”).

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