Protein : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Protein	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Protein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protein n 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; "a diet high in protein"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protein \Pro"te*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) In chemical analysis, the total nitrogenous material in vegetable or animal substances, obtained by multiplying the total nitrogen found by a factor, usually 6.25, assuming most proteids to contain approximately 16 per cent of nitrogen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protein \Pro"te*in\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first: cf. prwtei^on the first place.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.