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English
Etymology
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]
Pronunciation
Noun
protein (countable and uncountable , plural proteins )
( 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.
( 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
( 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 , 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 :Served with seasoned rice, classic Greek salad, pita, tzatziki, choice of 2 proteins & 2 sides
2018 May 31, Mary Kekatos, Daily Mail :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
Derived terms
Translations
biochemistry : complex molecule
Arabic: بْرُوتِين (ar) m ( brūtīn )
Armenian: սպիտակուց (hy) ( spitakucʻ )
Asturian: proteína f
Bashkir: аҡһым ( aqhım ) , протеин ( protein )
Bulgarian: протеин m ( protein )
Catalan: proteïna (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( daan6-2 baak6 zat1 ) , 朊 ( jyun2 ) ( dated )
Eastern Min: 卵白質 / 卵白质 ( lâung-băh-cék )
Hakka: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( thàn-pha̍k-chṳt )
Hokkien: 卵白質 / 卵白质 (zh-min-nan) ( nn̄g-pe̍h-chit ) , 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 (zh-min-nan) ( tàn-pe̍k-chit )
Mandarin: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 (zh) ( dànbáizhì ) , 朊 (zh) ( ruǎn ) ( dated )
Wu: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( 6 de-baq-tseq)
Czech: bílkovina (cs) f
Danish: protein (da) n
Dutch: proteïne (nl) f , eiwit (nl) n
Estonian: proteiin , lihtvalk
Finnish: proteiini (fi) , valkuaisaine (fi)
French: protéine (fr) f
Galician: proteína (gl) f
German: Protein (de) n , Eiweiß (de) n
Greek: πρωτεΐνη (el) f ( proteḯni )
Hebrew: חֶלְבּוֹן (he) m ( ḥelbón )
Hindi: प्रोभूजिन m ( probhūjin ) , प्रोटीन (hi) f ( proṭīn )
Hungarian: fehérje (hu) , protein (hu)
Icelandic: eggjahvíta (is) f , hvíta f , prótein n , prótín n
Indonesian: protein (id)
Ingrian: valkulain
Irish: próitéin f
Italian: proteina (it) f
Japanese: 蛋白質 (ja) ( たんぱくしつ, tanpakushitsu ) , プロテイン (ja) ( purotein )
Khmer: ប្រូតេអ៊ីន ( prouteeʼiin )
Korean: 단백질(蛋白質) (ko) ( danbaekjil )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: پرۆتین ( pirotîn )
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latvian: olbaltums m , olbaltumvielas f pl
Macedonian: белковина f ( belkovina )
Malay: protin
Maori: pūmua
Marathi: प्रथिन n ( prathin )
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: уураг (mn) ( uurag )
Mongolian: ᠤᠭᠤᠷᠠᠭ ( uɣurag )
Pashto: پروټين
Persian: پروتئین (fa) ( porote'yn )
Polish: białko (pl) n , proteina (pl) f
Portuguese: proteína (pt) f
Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰੋਟੀਨ m ( proṭīn )
Romanian: proteină (ro) f
Russian: бело́к (ru) m ( belók ) , протеи́н (ru) m ( proteín )
Serbo-Croatian: bjelánčevina f , belánčevina (sh) f
Sicilian: prutiina f
Slovak: bielkovina f
Slovene: beljakovina f
Spanish: proteína (es) f
Swahili: protini
Swedish: protein (sv) n , äggviteämne (sv) n
Tagalog: protina (tl)
Telugu: మాంసకృత్తు ( māṁsakr̥ttu ) , ప్రోటీన్ ( prōṭīn )
Thai: โปรตีน (th) ( pro-teen )
Turkish: protein (tr)
Ukrainian: біло́к (uk) m ( bilók ) , протеї́н m ( protejín )
Vietnamese: protein (vi) , prô-tê-in (vi) , chất đạm
Walloon: proteyene (wa) f , blandoû m
Welsh: protein (cy) m
Yiddish: פּראָטעיִן m ( protein )
Zhuang: danbwzciz
class of food
Arabic: بُرُوتِين (ar) m ( borotīn )
Hijazi Arabic: بروتين m ( brōtīn, prōtīn )
Armenian: սպիտակուց (hy) ( spitakucʻ )
Asturian: proteína f
Bashkir: аҡһым ( aqhım )
Bulgarian: белтък (bg) m ( beltǎk )
Burmese: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: proteïna (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( daan6-2 baak6 zat1 )
Eastern Min: 卵白質 / 卵白质 ( lâung-băh-cék )
Hakka: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( thàn-pha̍k-chṳt )
Hokkien: 卵白質 / 卵白质 (zh-min-nan) ( nn̄g-pe̍h-chit ) , 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 (zh-min-nan) ( tàn-pe̍k-chit )
Mandarin: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 (zh) ( dànbáizhì )
Wu: 蛋白質 / 蛋白质 ( 6 de-baq-tseq)
Czech: bílkovina (cs) f , protein (cs) m
Danish: protein (da) n
Dutch: proteïne (nl) f , eiwit (nl) n
Esperanto: proteino
Estonian: valk , lihtvalk , proteiin
Finnish: valkuainen (fi) , valkuaisaine (fi) , proteiini (fi)
French: protéine (fr) f
Galician: proteína (gl) f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Protein (de) n , Eiweiß (de) n
Greek: πρωτεΐνη (el) f ( proteḯni )
Hebrew: חֶלְבּוֹן (he) m ( ḥelbón )
Hindi: प्रोभूजिन m ( probhūjin )
Hungarian: fehérje (hu)
Ingrian: valkulain
Italian: proteina (it) f
Japanese: 蛋白質 (ja) ( たんぱくしつ, tanpakushitsu ) , プロテイン (ja) ( purotein )
Khmer: ប្រូតេអ៊ីន ( prouteeʼiin )
Korean: 단백질(蛋白質) (ko) ( danbaekjil )
Latvian: olbaltums m , olbaltumvielas f pl
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Malay: protein (ms)
Malayalam: മാംസ്യം (ml) ( māṁsyaṁ )
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: уураг (mn) ( uurag )
Mongolian: ᠤᠭᠤᠷᠠᠭ ( uɣurag )
Polish: białko (pl) n
Portuguese: proteína (pt) f
Romanian: proteină (ro) f
Russian: бело́к (ru) m ( belók ) , протеи́н (ru) m ( proteín )
Serbo-Croatian: bjelánčevina f , belánčevina (sh) f
Slovene: beljakovina f
Spanish: proteína (es) f
Swahili: protini
Swedish: protein (sv) n , äggviteämne (sv) n
Thai: โปรตีน (th) ( bproo-dtiin )
Turkish: protein (tr)
Urdu: پروبھوجن m ( probhūjin )
Vietnamese: chất đạm , prôtêin , prô-tê-in (vi)
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Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
protein m inan
( biochemistry ) protein
Synonym: bílkovina
Declension
Declension of protein (hard masculine inanimate )
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)
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
protein n (singular definite proteinet , plural indefinite proteiner )
( biochemistry ) protein
Declension
References
Hungarian
Etymology
From English protein .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
protein (plural proteinek )
( biochemistry ) protein
Declension
References
Further reading
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
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 )
( biochemistry , nutrition ) protein
Derived terms
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
protein n (definite singular proteinet , indefinite plural protein or proteiner , definite plural proteina or proteinene )
( biochemistry ) protein
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
protein n (definite singular proteinet , indefinite plural protein , definite plural proteina )
( biochemistry ) protein
References
Swedish
Noun
protein n (uncountable )
( biochemistry ) protein
Declension
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Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French protéine .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pɾo.te.in/
Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
Noun
protein (definite accusative proteini , plural proteinler )
( biochemistry ) protein
Declension
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French protéine .
Pronunciation
Noun
protein
( biochemistry ) protein
Synonym: chất đạm