protein
noun
1 protein
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.
Roget 352:
semiliquidity;
stickiness
etc.
adj.;
viscidity,
viscosity;
gummosity†,
glutinosity†,
mucosity†;
spissitude†,
crassitude†;
lentor†;
adhesiveness
etc.
(cohesion)
46.
inspissation†,
incrassation†;
thickening.
jelly,
mucilage,
gelatin,
gluten;
carlock†,
fish glue;
ichthyocol†,
ichthycolla†;
isinglass;
mucus,
phlegm,
goo;
pituite†,
lava;
glair†,
starch,
gluten,
albumen,
milk,
cream,
protein†;
treacle;
gum,
size,
glue
(tenacity)
327;
wax,
beeswax.
emulsion,
soup;
squash,
mud,
slush,
slime,
ooze;
moisture
etc.
339;
marsh
etc.
345.
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Roget 357:
organized world,
organized nature;
living nature,
animated nature;
living beings;
organic remains,
fossils.
protoplasm,
cytoplasm,
protein;
albumen;
structure
etc.
329;
organization,
organism.
[Science of living beings]
biology;
natural history,
organic chemistry,
anatomy,
physiology;
zoology
etc.
368;
botany;
microbiology,
virology,
bacteriology,
mycology
etc.
369;
naturalist.
archegenesis
etc.
(production)
161†;
antherozoid†,
bioplasm†,
biotaxy†,
chromosome,
dysmeromorph†;
ecology,
oecology;
erythroblast [Physio.],
gametangium†,
gamete,
germinal matter,
invagination [Biol.];
isogamy†,
oogamy†;
karyaster†;
macrogamete†,
microgamete†;
metabolism,
anabolism,
catabolism;
metaplasm†,
ontogeny,
ovary,
ovum,
oxidation,
phylogeny,
polymorphism,
protozoa,
spermary†,
spermatozoon,
trophoplasm†,
vacuole,
vertebration†,
zoogloea†,
zygote.
Darwinism,
neo-Darwinism,
Lamarkism,
neoLamarkism,
Weismannism.
morphology,
taxonomy.
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Dutch: proteïne, eiwit
Polish: białko, proteina
Moby thesaurus: albumin, albuminoid, amino acid, androcyte, antheridium, antherozoid, casein, chlorophyll, chromoprotein, collagen, dipeptide, edestin, elastin, fibroin, globin, globulin, glutenin, glycoprotein, hemoglobin, histone, ichthulin, interferon, lactalbumin, lecithoprotein, lipid, lipoprotein, lysozyme, male gamete, milt, mucin, nucleohistone, nucleoprotein, oryzenin, osseomucoid, peptide, peptone, phosphoaminolipide, phosphoprotein, pollen, prolamine, protamine, proteid, proteose, protide, salmine, scum, seed, semen, seminal fluid, serum globulin, sperm, sperm cell, spermagonium, spermatic fluid, spermatid, spermatiophore, spermatium, spermatocyte, spermatogonium, spermatophore, spermatozoa, spermatozoid, spermatozoon, tendomucin, thymus histone, zein ... show more.
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