The word “verb” is a noun, as it names (but itself is not a member of) the class of words that function as the main elements of predicates.

Despite the stereotype of body builders and boxers slugging back raw eggs to build muscle, it’s actually a very ineffective way to consume an egg. The body can only absorb around 50 percent of the protein in a raw egg compared to around 91 percent of the protein in a cooked egg (and with less risk of salmonella, to boot).