protein

protein is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.
2. noun. 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"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in protein:

pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine

Common word forms

proteins, proteinous

Words from these letters

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