Real Dictionary

protein
a company of people having a common purpose; group [...]
a horizontal datum line or plane [...]
a load or burden; weight [...]
a method of making something easy to recognize [...]
a primary social group consisting of parents and their offspring, the principal function of which is provision for its members [...]
a ratio of two expressions or numbers other than zero [...]
a side view, outline, or representation of an object, esp of a human face or head [...]
a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total [...]
a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome (some viral genes are composed of RNA). A gene may determine a characteristic of an individual by specifying a polypeptide chain that forms a protein or part of a protein ( stru
a whole made up of interconnected or related parts [...]
an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order [...]
any enzyme that can convert an inactive zymogen to the corresponding enzyme [...]
any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of organic phosphates [...]
any of a large group of nitrogenous compounds of high molecular weight that are essential constituents of all living organisms. They consist of one or more chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds and are folded into a specific three-dimensional shap
any of several forms of the same protein, derived either from the same gene or from different genes, each of which is similar in function to the others [...]
anything that binds or fastens [...]
bends in stratified rocks that result from movements within the earth's crust and produce such structures as anticlines and synclines [...]
something produced by effort, or some mechanical or industrial process [...]
something that is or has been translated, esp a written text [...]
the act of conducting trade or business, esp of an illicit kind [...]
the act of modifying or the condition of being modified [...]
the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words [...]
the act or process of aggregating [...]
the act or process of oxidizing [...]
the business or system of transporting goods or people [...]
the chemical or enzymic introduction into a compound of a phosphoryl group (a trivalent radical of phosphorus and oxygen) [...]
to free (something) of extraneous, contaminating, or debasing matter [...]
to make or become local in attitude, behaviour, etc [...]
variable noun: Protein is a substance found in food and drink such as meat, eggs, and milk. You need protein in order to grow and be healthy.