protein

noun/ˈproʊtiːn/

Frequency rank: #1,992 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A substance found in food such as meat and eggs that the body needs to grow.

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Example sentence

Eggs are a good source of dietary protein.

Synonyms & related words

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