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białko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • albumen noun Synonym of egg white (“(uncountable) the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; (countable) the white of a particular egg”).
  • protein noun A large biological molecule made of chains of amino acids, essential to the structure and function of living cells.
  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

białko is used for these senses in English:

  • albumen The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
  • white (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

albumen — full definition

  1. noun Synonym of egg white (“(uncountable) the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; (countable) the white of a particular egg”).
  2. noun A colourless, soluble protein found in blood plasma, egg white, etc.; albumin; (countable) chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: one form of such a protein.
  3. noun The endosperm of seeds of most flowering plants, especially when found in mature seeds.
  4. noun Synonym of blood plasma (“the clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended”).

protein — full definition

  1. noun A large biological molecule made of chains of amino acids, essential to the structure and function of living cells.
  2. noun Food that is a major source of this nutrient, especially meat, fish, eggs, or legumes.

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