Found 4 items, similar to protein.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: protein protein
Indonesian → English (quick) Definition: protein albumen, protein
English → English (WordNet) Definition: protein protein n : any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; “a diet high in protein”
English → English (gcide) Definition: protein Proteid \Pro"te*id\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.) an older, imprecise term replaced by {protein}. Note: Defined in the 1913 Webster as ``One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under Food.'' -- Pro"te*id, a. [1913 Webster +PJC] Defensive proteid (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of proteid substances, present in some animal tissues and fluids, that make the body immune to certain infectious diseases by destroying or rendering inactive the toxic products of bacterial growth; -- this is an older term replaced by more precise modern immunological concepts such as antibody and immunoglobulin. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.) A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc. [PJC]