protein vs capsid

capsid vs protein

protein and capsid both are nouns.

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

As nouns, capsid is a hyponym of protein; that is, capsid 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
capsid: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

Other hyponyms of protein include gluten, recombinant protein, actomyosin, aleurone, amyloid, 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)	capsid (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	the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
	a variety of leaf bug

Difference between protein and capsid

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