Hypernyms for "protein"
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Hypernyms
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actomyosin
aleurone
amyloid
antibody
apoenzyme
capsid
compound protein
conjugated protein
cytokine
enzyme
ferritin
fibrin
filaggrin
gluten
growth factor
haptoglobin
iodinated protein
iodoprotein
nucleoprotein
opsin
phosphoprotein
plasma protein
prostate specific antigen
proteome
PSA
recombinant protein
simple protein
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.