"mycoprotein" meaning in All languages combined

See mycoprotein on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mycoproteins [plural]
Etymology: From myco- + protein. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|myco|protein}} myco- + protein Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mycoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural mycoproteins)
  1. A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mycoprotein-en-noun-lGEDmtZc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with myco- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with myco-: 48 52
  2. (biology, obsolete) A gelatinous albuminoid resembling protoplasm, of which the putrefactive bacteria are composed. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mycoprotein-en-noun-gUE1DJb1 Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms prefixed with myco-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with myco-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bioprotein, mycoderma Related terms (not to be confused): mucoprotein, myoprotein, glycoprotein
Disambiguation of 'not to be confused': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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