protein

US /ˈproʊˌtin/

Definition

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

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Examples

Fish and beans are good sources of protein for a healthy diet.

Word Family

NounNoun

protein gốc

VerbVerb

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AdjectiveAdj

proteinaceous

AdverbAdv

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Collocations

Easy eat eggs for healthy protein
to eat eggs for healthy protein, meaning to take in solid food
Medium daily dietary protein intake recommendations
describing daily dietary protein intake recommendations (a newspaper that is published every day)
Hard recombinant therapeutic protein manufacturing
describing recombinant therapeutic protein manufacturing (a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred)
Very Hard misfolded protein chains causing degenerative disorders
a collocation phrase: misfolded protein chains causing degenerative disorders

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