protein vs growth factor

growth factor vs protein

protein and growth factor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protein	Yes	No	No	No
growth factor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, growth factor is a hyponym of protein; that is, growth factor 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
growth factor: a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth

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

protein (noun)	growth factor (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	a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth

Difference between protein and growth factor

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