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# protein

«protein» in Mova's school dictionary: **a nutrient in food that the body uses to grow, build…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (protein, uncountable; a protein, proteins)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Protein is a nutrient in food that the body uses to grow, build muscles and repair itself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#m1)

2) A protein is one particular kind of these substances made inside living things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and healthy eating lessons, protein comes from meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, beans, lentils, nuts and tofu. Children need protein to grow; hair, nails, skin and muscles are made of proteins. A balanced plate has protein, carbohydrates (energy), fruit and vegetables, and a little fat. Phrases: rich in protein, a source of protein, protein foods.

### examples

- Eggs are a good source of protein. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x1)
- Our bodies need protein to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x2)
- Beans and lentils are full of protein. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x3)
- Muscles are made of protein. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x4)
- Fish gives us protein and healthy oils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x5)
- Vegetarians get protein from nuts, beans and tofu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/#x6)

### note

Pronounced "PRO-teen"; the "ei" is said "ee". Usually uncountable in food talk (some protein). Protein is not the same as carbohydrate: bread and pasta are mainly carbohydrate for energy.

### In the corpora

- [Many spiders eat their old web before building a new one, to reuse the protein in the silk.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/220-spiders-and-other-minibeasts-under-logs-and-stones/7/)
- [Real bears and honey badgers raid bee nests and eat the protein-rich grubs as well as the honey.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/239-bees-the-waggle-dance-the-hive-and-honey/9/)
- [Beans, lentils, nuts, tofu and eggs give plenty of protein to people who do not eat meat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/343-where-meat-and-fish-come-from-told-honestly/20/)
- [Toast turns brown because sugars and proteins react into new substances; burnt toast is black because it has partly turned into carbon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/9-changes-you-can-and-cannot-undo/11/)
- [Squeeze lemon into warm milk and it suddenly forms lumps: the acid makes the milk's proteins clump together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «protein» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protein/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.