Protein is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PROTEIN in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a nitrogenous organic compound, also PROTEID, PROTEIDE
• any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds which have large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, especially as structural components of body tissues such as muscle, hair, etc., and as enzymes and antibodies
• proteins collectively, especially as a dietary component
• any of a group of complex organic compounds that are essential for life
• A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.
• 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

Words related to PROTEIN

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Words that contain PROTEIN

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How to use PROTEIN in a sentence

• Neither protein, nor fat, nor starch, nor sugar, nor any substance in the slightest degree resembling them, has formed part of the food of the bean.
• It contains as much protein as most grains, and is wholesome and highly palatable if properly cured.
• To this complex combination, the nature of which has never been determined with exactness, the name of Protein has been applied.
• The mash, because of its high protein content, is the real egg-maker.
• And furthermore, it is evident that the great complexity of this constituent, protein, gives to protoplasm its power of doing work, or, in a word, its power of living.
• When protein was added they sometimes lived and grew and sometimes remained stunted or died.
• The protein of milk, caseine, is a perfect protein.
• It is also worthy of note that the protein of nuts is superior in quality to that of grains and vegetables.
• A single acre of nut trees will produce protein enough to feed four persons a year and fat enough for twice that number of average persons.
• Clover hay is specially useful as a fodder for milk-producing animals, owing to the high protein content which it contains.
• This tissue-building constituent in food is called protein.
• But meat and eggs are not the only foods high in protein.
• In fact, most ordinary foods contain more or less protein.
• Therefore, too little protein would be a worse mistake than too much.
• The right proportion of protein has been the subject of much controversy.
• Some of the vegetable foods, such as peas and beans, rich in protein, are likewise not free from objection.
• Also, an excess of protein is not so likely to be derived from such bulky foods as from meat, which is a concentrated form of protein.
• We have spoken thus far only of the needed proportion of protein.
• For instance, cheap sources of protein are skim milk, beans, cheese, and peanuts.
• This combination is, however, slightly too low in protein, and a better balance is obtained by adding a little from the compartment vertically above the ideal.
• The first result of the experiment was a reduction in the amount of protein consumed.

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