białko

See also: Białko

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъkъ. By surface analysis, biały +‎ -ko. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin albūmen. For the sense of albumen, compare English white (of the eye) and German weiße (Augenhaut).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbjaw.kɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -awkɔ
    • Syllabification: biał‧ko
    • Homophone: Białko

    Noun

    białko n (related adjective białkowy)

    1. white (the albumen of bird eggs)
      Holonym: jajko
      Comeronym: skorupka
      Coordinate term: żółtko
    2. (biochemistry) protein (large, complex molecule composed of long chains of amino acids)
      Synonym: proteina
    3. (bodybuilding, nutrition) protein (class of food)
    4. (anatomy) white (the sclera, white of the eye)
    5. (prison slang) papers, document, criminal record

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    Further reading

    • białko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • białko in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • Klemens Stępniak; Zbigniew Podgórzec (2013), Słownik gwar przestępczych [Dictionary of criminal slangs] (in Polish), Kraków: Mireki, →ISBN, page 23