חלבון

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Hebrew

חלבון
Root
ח־ל־ב (kh-l-b)

Noun

חֶלְבּוֹן • (khelbón) m (plural indefinite חֶלְבּוֹנִים)

  1. (biochemistry, countable) protein (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. (nutrition, uncountable) protein (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. albumen (the white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water)

Coordinate terms

References

  • “חלבון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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