Etymology

lactoprotein

L1A1C3T1O1P3R1O1T1E1I1N1

Today it means: Any protein (such as casein) present in milk Full definition →

English protein ← Latin lac
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  1. Latinlac
  2. Englishlacto-
  3. Englishprotein
  4. English todaylactoprotein

From lacto- + protein.

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