protein

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”).^[1]

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

• Audio (US):

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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

   • 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.

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.
   • 2015 April 29, Mandy Unanski Enright, “One Meal, Two Proteins”, in Nutrition Nuptials‎^[1], 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.

   • 2017, Daphne's California Greek, Catering Menu‎^[2]:

     Served with seasoned rice, classic Greek salad, pita, tzatziki, choice of 2 proteins & 2 sides

   • 2018 May 31, Mary Kekatos, Daily Mail‎^[3]:

     What should you get for lunch at a halal cart? Nutritionists explain how to pick a protein that isn't packed with calories and why you should beware the white sauce

• proteic
• proteo-

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

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

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

protein m inan

1. (biochemistry) protein

   Synonym: bílkovina

• “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)

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʁotəˈiˀn/

protein n (singular definite proteinet, plural indefinite proteiner)

1. (biochemistry) protein

• “protein” in Den Danske Ordbog

From English protein.^[1]

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

protein (plural proteinek)

1. (biochemistry) protein

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	protein	proteinek
accusative	proteint	proteineket
dative	proteinnek	proteineknek
instrumental	proteinnel	proteinekkel
causal-final	proteinért	proteinekért
translative	proteinné	proteinekké
terminative	proteinig	proteinekig
essive-formal	proteinként	proteinekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	proteinben	proteinekben
superessive	proteinen	proteineken
adessive	proteinnél	proteineknél
illative	proteinbe	proteinekbe
sublative	proteinre	proteinekre
allative	proteinhez	proteinekhez
elative	proteinből	proteinekből
delative	proteinről	proteinekről
ablative	proteintől	proteinektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	proteiné	proteineké
non-attributive possessive - plural	proteinéi	proteinekéi

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

• 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

From Dutch proteïne, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

• IPA^(key): /proˈteɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn, -n
• Hyphenation: pro‧té‧in

protéin (plural protein-protein, first-person possessive proteinku, second-person possessive proteinmu, third-person possessive proteinnya)

1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein

• protin (Standard Malay)

• “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.

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

1. (biochemistry) protein

• “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

1. (biochemistry) protein

• “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

protein n (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) protein

• äggviteämne

• protein in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

• entropi, inropet

Borrowed from French protéine.

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

protein (definite accusative proteini, plural proteinler)

1. (biochemistry) protein

Inflection
Nominative	protein
Definite accusative	proteini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	protein	proteinler
Definite accusative	proteini	proteinleri
Dative	proteine	proteinlere
Locative	proteinde	proteinlerde
Ablative	proteinden	proteinlerden
Genitive	proteinin	proteinlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular proteinim proteinlerim 2nd singular proteinin proteinlerin 3rd singular proteini proteinleri 1st plural proteinimiz proteinlerimiz 2nd plural proteininiz proteinleriniz 3rd plural proteinleri proteinleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular proteinimi proteinlerimi 2nd singular proteinini proteinlerini 3rd singular proteinini proteinlerini 1st plural proteinimizi proteinlerimizi 2nd plural proteininizi proteinlerinizi 3rd plural proteinlerini proteinlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular proteinime proteinlerime 2nd singular proteinine proteinlerine 3rd singular proteinine proteinlerine 1st plural proteinimize proteinlerimize 2nd plural proteininize proteinlerinize 3rd plural proteinlerine proteinlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular proteinimde proteinlerimde 2nd singular proteininde proteinlerinde 3rd singular proteininde proteinlerinde 1st plural proteinimizde proteinlerimizde 2nd plural proteininizde proteinlerinizde 3rd plural proteinlerinde proteinlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular proteinimden proteinlerimden 2nd singular proteininden proteinlerinden 3rd singular proteininden proteinlerinden 1st plural proteinimizden proteinlerimizden 2nd plural proteininizden proteinlerinizden 3rd plural proteinlerinden proteinlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular proteinimin proteinlerimin 2nd singular proteininin proteinlerinin 3rd singular proteininin proteinlerinin 1st plural proteinimizin proteinlerimizin 2nd plural proteininizin proteinlerinizin 3rd plural proteinlerinin proteinlerinin

• prô-tê-in

From French protéine.

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

protein

1. (biochemistry) protein

   Synonym: chất đạm