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Is protein a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word protein is a Scrabble US word. The word protein is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is protein a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word protein is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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7-letter words (5 found)

POINTER,PROTEIN,PTERION,REPOINT,TROPINE,

6-letter words (13 found)

NIPTER,NORITE,ORIENT,ORPINE,PERNIO,PIONER,POINTE,PONTIE,PROINE,PROTEI,PTERIN,TONIER,TROPIN,

5-letter words (39 found)

INEPT,INERT,INTER,INTRO,IRONE,NEPIT,NETOP,NITER,NITRE,NITRO,NOTER,OPINE,OPTER,ORPIN,PETRI,PIERT,PINOT,PINTO,PITON,POINT,PORIN,POTIN,PRENT,PREON,PRINT,PRION,PROIN,PRONE,REPIN,REPOT,RIPEN,RONTE,TENOR,TONER,TOPER,TRINE,TRIPE,TRONE,TROPE,

4-letter words (65 found)

INRO,INTO,IRON,NITE,NOIR,NOPE,NORI,NOTE,OINT,ONER,ONIE,OPEN,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PEON,PERI,PERN,PERT,PIER,PIET,PINE,PINT,PION,PIRN,POET,PONE,PONT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,REIN,RENO,RENT,REPO,RINE,RIOT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROPE,ROTE,ROTI,TEIN,TERN,TIER,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TONE,TOPE,TOPI,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRIP,TRON,TROP,

3-letter words (45 found)

EON,ERN,ION,IRE,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,NOR,NOT,ONE,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,PEN,PER,PET,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,POI,POT,PRE,PRO,REI,REN,REO,REP,RET,RIN,RIP,RIT,ROE,ROT,TEN,TIE,TIN,TIP,TOE,TON,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (20 found)

EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OP,OR,PE,PI,PO,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 188 words from protein according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of protein

protein

Etymology

Suggested by Berzelius in a letter to Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/, /ˈpɹəʊ.tiːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/
  • (US, dated) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.ɾi.ɪn/
    • Homophone: protean

Noun

protein (countable and uncountable, plural proteins)

  1. (biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:protein
    Meronym: amino acid
  2. (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:protein
    Coordinate terms: carbohydrate, fat
  3. (nutrition, countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • proteic
  • proteo-

Translations

References

Further reading

  • protein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • protein on Wikiversity.Wikiversity

Anagrams

  • Petrino, Petroni, Pointer, interop, pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprotɛjn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈprotɛɪn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈprotɛiːn]

Noun

protein m inan

  1. (biochemistry) protein
    Synonym: bílkovina

Declension

Further reading

  • protein in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • protein in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • protein in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁotəˈiˀn/

Noun

protein n (singular definite proteinet, plural indefinite proteiner)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

References

  • “protein” in Den Danske Ordbog

Hungarian

Etymology

From English protein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprotɛjin]
  • Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

protein (plural proteinek)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

References

Further reading

  • protein in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch proteïne, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈteɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn, -n
  • Hyphenation: pro‧té‧in

Noun

protéin (plural protein-protein, first-person possessive proteinku, second-person possessive proteinmu, third-person possessive proteinnya)

  1. (biochemistry, nutrition) protein

Alternative forms

  • protin (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “protein” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein or proteiner, definite plural proteina or proteinene)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

References

  • “protein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

protein n (definite singular proteinet, indefinite plural protein, definite plural proteina)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

References

  • “protein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

protein n (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension

Synonyms

  • äggviteämne

Anagrams

  • entropi, inropet

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French protéine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.te.in/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧te‧in

Noun

protein (definite accusative proteini, plural proteinler)

  1. (biochemistry) protein

Declension


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