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protein (s) (noun), proteins (pl)
A complex of various substances, e.g. carbon and oxygen, which are found in essential foods for the body: Dr. Hawes studied the nutrition chart so she could recommend items high in different proteins to her patient.
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protein crystallography
A method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal, in which a beam of X-rays strikes a crystal and scatters into many different directions.

From the angles and intensities of these scattered beams, a crystallographer can produce a three-dimensional picture of the density of electrons within the crystal.

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