- proximate analysis
- proximate analysis n quantitative analysis of a mixture (as food) to determine the percentage of components
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quantitative analysis separating and identifying categories of compounds in a mixture.
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Proximate analysis — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proximate analysis — noun : quantitative analysis of a mixture (as food, coal) in which the percentage of components is determined * * * proximate analysis, Chemistry. a form of analysis in which the constituent compounds of a complex mixture are determined … Useful english dictionary
proximate analysis — n in the case of coal and coke, the determination, by prescribed methods, of moisture, volatile matter, fixed carbon (by difference), and ash. DISCUSSION Unless otherwise specified, the term proximate analysis does not include determinations of… … Coke&Coal Terminology
Proximate Analysis — A commonly used analysis for reporting fuel properties; may be on a dry (moisture free) basis, as fired , or on an ash and moisture free basis. Fractions usually reported include: volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture, ash, and heating value… … Energy terms
Proximate — Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S. Harford … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proximate cause — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proximate principle — Proximate Prox i*mate, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest, superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.] Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. Proximate ancestors. J. S … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proximate — Immediate; next; proximal. * * * prox·i·mate präk sə mət adj 1 a) very near b) next, preceding, or following esp relating to or being a proximate cause 2) determined by proximate analysis 3) PROXIMAL (1b) prox·i·mate·ly ad … Medical dictionary
Proximate — Analysis A*nal y*sis, n.; pl. {Analyses}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See {Loose}.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Analysis — A*nal y*sis, n.; pl. {Analyses}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See {Loose}.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
