p 3 r 1 o 1 t 1 e 1 i 1 n 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
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
originFrom proto- + -ein. Suggested by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in a letter to Gerardus Johannes Mulder, from French protéine and German Protein, both coined based on Ancient Greek πρωτεῖος (prōteîos, “primary”), from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- orpine 8
- pernio 8
- pioner 8
- pointe 8
- protei 8
- pterin 8
- tropin 8
- inept 7
- netop 7
- opine 7
- orpin 7
- pinot 7