protein

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

albumen

proteid

egg white

amino acid

chuff

come

buttermilk

cum

cumin

curd

gravy

face cream

fetch

flame

frame

malt

freak

frig

frock

fuck

👉👌

futz

goo

root

honey

🍯

jelly

jism

jizz

juice

lather

load

lot

flip

mayonnaise

mess

mettle

milk

🥛

muck

oats

ointment

paste

pineapple

🍍

polypeptide

pudding

quince

rice pudding

roe

cream

scum

seed

butter

🧈

Translations

protéine

proteína

proteina

Protein

proteína

Eiweiß

eiwit

proteïne

πρωτεΐνη

protein

proteïna

بروتين

protide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/

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”).