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nonprotein — adjective Date: 1926 not being or derived from protein < the nonprotein part of an enzyme > < nonprotein nitrogen > … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonprotein — (ˈ) ̷ ̷ at non + noun Usage: often attributive 1. : a substance that is not a protein compare prosthetic 2. : any or the sum of all of the plant or animal nitrogenous constituents (as asparagine of plants or urea and uric acid of urine or various … Useful english dictionary
nitrogen — 1. A gaseous element, atomic no. 7, atomic wt. 14.00674; N2 forms about 78.084% by volume of the dry atmosphere. 2. The molecular form of n., N2. 3. Pharmaceutical grade N2, containing not less than 99.0% by volume of N2; used as a … Medical dictionary
rest nitrogen — see nonprotein n … Medical dictionary
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
Protein adulteration in the People's Republic of China — refers to the adulteration and contamination of several food and feed ingredients with inexpensive melamine and other compounds such as cyanuric acid, ammeline and ammelide. These adulterants can be used to inflate the apparent protein content of … Wikipedia
Chinese protein export contamination — was first identified after the wide recall of many brands of cat and dog food starting in March 2007 (the 2007 pet food recalls), and eventually involved the human food supply. The recalls in North America, Europe and South Africa came in… … Wikipedia
NPN — Abbreviation for nonprotein nitrogen. * * * neural Petri net; nonprotein nitrogen * * * NPN abbr nonprotein nitrogen * * * nonprotein nitrogen … Medical dictionary
livestock farming — Introduction raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel … Universalium
poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… … Universalium
