The maintenance of the correct level of acidity of a body fluid.

One of the building blocks of protein molecules.

A protein made by the immune system to defend the body against infection and disease

A compound that can counteract an excess of acid or base in a fluid

complementary proteins

Two or more incomplete protein sources that can be combined to provide all the indispensable amino acids.

A protein that contains all the indispensable amino acids

A sickness caused by a lack of an essential nutrient

A change in shape that happens to protein molecules when they are exposed to heat, acids, bases, salts of heavy metals, or alcohol.

dispensable amino acids

The amino acids the body can make for itself, also called nonessential amino acids.

A protein that is missing or short in one or more of the indispensable amino acids.

indispensable amino acids

The nine amino acids the body is unable to make, also called essential amino acids

A plant that has a special ability to capture nitrogen from the air and transfer it to protein rich seeds.

A wasting disease caused by a lack of calories and protein

A comparison of the nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen he or she excretes.

An energy-yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)

A condition caused by a lack of calories and proteins in the diet.

The practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of plant foods

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Chapter 7: Proteins

Vocabulary: FNW

Term	Definition
acid-base balance	The maintenance of the correct level of acidity of a body fluid.
amino acid	One of the building blocks of protein molecules.
antibody	A protein made by the immune system to defend the body against infection and disease
buffer	A compound that can counteract an excess of acid or base in a fluid
complementary proteins	Two or more incomplete protein sources that can be combined to provide all the indispensable amino acids.
complete protein	A protein that contains all the indispensable amino acids
deficiency disease	A sickness caused by a lack of an essential nutrient
denaturation	A change in shape that happens to protein molecules when they are exposed to heat, acids, bases, salts of heavy metals, or alcohol.
dispensable amino acids	The amino acids the body can make for itself, also called nonessential amino acids.
incomplete protein	A protein that is missing or short in one or more of the indispensable amino acids.
indispensable amino acids	The nine amino acids the body is unable to make, also called essential amino acids
kwashiorkor	A protein deficiency disease
legume	A plant that has a special ability to capture nitrogen from the air and transfer it to protein rich seeds.
marasmus	A wasting disease caused by a lack of calories and protein
nitrogen balance	A comparison of the nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen he or she excretes.
protein	An energy-yielding nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)	A condition caused by a lack of calories and proteins in the diet.
vegetarianism	The practice of eating a diet consisting entirely or largely of plant foods

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