beljakovina
beljakovina, protein
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes [katerakoli izmed velike skupine dušikovih organskih spojin, ki so nujni sestavni deli živih celic; sestavljeni so iz polimerov aminokislin; nujni so v prehrani živali za rast in popravilo tkiv; dobijo se jih iz mesa, jajc, mleka in stročnic]