protein vs recombinant protein

recombinant protein vs protein

protein and recombinant protein both are nouns.

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

As nouns, recombinant protein is a hyponym of protein; that is, recombinant protein 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
recombinant protein: a protein derived from recombinant DNA

Other hyponyms of protein include capsid, gluten, 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)	recombinant protein (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 derived from recombinant DNA

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