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Protein vs Vitamin - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between protein and vitamin

is that protein is any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds while vitamin is any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

protein

Noun

  • (biochemistry) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
  • (nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes
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    Synonyms

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    Meronyms

    * amino acid

    Coordinate terms

    * carbohydrate * fat

    Derived terms

    * green fluorescent protein * proteinic * proteinous

    References

    vitamin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from "vitamin") * vitamer * vitaminic * vitaminize * vitamin A ** vitamin A acid * vitamin B ** vitamin B complex, vitamin Bc]], , [[vitamin B17, vitamin B17 * vitamin C * vitamin D ** * vitamin E * vitamin F (obsolete) * vitamin G * vitamin H * vitamin J (obsolete) * vitamin K ** * vitamin M * vitamin P * vitamin R (slang) * vitamin V (slang)

    See also

    * vitamer

    References

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