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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Protein"

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Word	Definition
enzymenoun	(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
proteinaceousnoun	Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein
albuminnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
nucleic	Referring to the nucleus of something.
purified	Made or rendered pure or more pure.
camnoun	(informal) Camera.
losingnoun	The process by which something is lost; a loss.
valknoun	(informal, video games, roguelikes) valkyrie
high-proteinnoun	—
proteidnoun	Of or pertaining to proteins.
biopolymernoun	(biochemistry) Any macromolecule of a living organism that is formed from the polymerization of smaller entities; a polymer that occurs in a living organism or results from life.
biomoleculenoun	(biochemistry) Molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms; any such molecule, even if created outside a living thing (as for example in a test tube or bioreactor).
macromoleculenoun	(organic chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).
polypeptidenoun	(organic chemistry) Any polymer of (same or different) amino acids joined via peptide bonds.
peptidenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.
collagennoun	(biochemistry) The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
caseinnoun	(biochemistry) A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
myoglobinnoun	(biochemistry) A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.
hemoglobinnoun	(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
globulinnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat