protein vs amyloid

amyloid vs protein

protein and amyloid both are nouns.

protein is not an adjective while amyloid is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protein	Yes	No	No	No
amyloid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, amyloid is a hyponym of protein; that is, amyloid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protein:

protein: 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
amyloid: (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

Other hyponyms of protein include capsid, gluten, recombinant protein, actomyosin, aleurone, apoenzyme, compound protein, conjugated protein, enzyme, fibrin, filaggrin, growth factor, haptoglobin, iodinated protein, iodoprotein, nucleoprotein, opsin, phosphoprotein, plasma protein, prostate specific antigen, PSA, proteome, simple protein, cytokine, ferritin, antibody, lactoglobulin.

protein (noun)	amyloid (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	(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
	a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

protein (adjective)	amyloid (adjective)
	resembling starch

Difference between protein and amyloid

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