Protein
See also: protein
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Etymology edit
Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”), with a suffix derived from Latin -īnus.
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Noun edit
Protein n (strong, genitive Proteins, plural Proteine)
- (biochemistry, nutrition) protein
- Synonym: Eiweiß
Declension edit
Declension of Protein [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Glykoprotein, Membranprotein, Plasmaprotein, Selenoprotein, Serumprotein, Spikeprotein, Strukturprotein