how to pronounce protein

/ˈpɹoʊˌtiːn/

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protein is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of protein in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… damaging source of protein meat animals …”

meaning of protein

Protein is a type of macronutrient that is essential for life.

protein frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word protein occurs in english on average 18.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics protein can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that protein can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;