protein
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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
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | proteinaceous |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | meat |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | legume |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | eggs |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | milk |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | amino acid |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | polypeptide |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | macromolecule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | capsid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gluten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recombinant protein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | actomyosin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aleurone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | amyloid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apoenzyme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjugated protein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enzyme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fibrin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filaggrin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | growth factor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | haptoglobin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | iodoprotein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nucleoprotein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opsin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | phosphoprotein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plasma protein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prostate specific antigen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proteome |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | simple protein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cytokine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ferritin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antibody |