The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
PROTEIN
protein
(noun) 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; “a diet high in protein”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
protein (countable and uncountable, plural proteins)
(biochemistry, countable) 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.
Synonym: Thesaurus:protein
Meronym: amino acid
(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
Synonym: Thesaurus:protein
Coordinate terms: carbohydrate, fat
(nutrition, countable) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.
Anagrams
• Petrino, Petroni, Pointer, interop, pointer, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine
Source: Wiktionary
Pro"te*in, n. Etym: [Gr. prw os first: cf. prwtei^on the first place.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name. Protein crystal. (Bot.) See Crystalloid, n., 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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