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protein vs cytokine

cytokine vs protein

protein and cytokine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
protein Yes No No No
cytokine Yes No No No
As nouns, cytokine is a hyponym of protein; that is, cytokine 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
  • cytokine: any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
Other hyponyms of protein include capsid, 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, ferritin, antibody, lactoglobulin.
protein (noun) cytokine (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 any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
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