protein vs lactoglobulin

lactoglobulin vs protein

protein and lactoglobulin both are nouns.

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

As nouns, lactoglobulin is a hyponym of protein; that is, lactoglobulin 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
lactoglobulin: a globular protein found in milk.

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, cytokine, ferritin, antibody.

protein (noun)	lactoglobulin (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 globular protein found in milk.

Difference between protein and lactoglobulin

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