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Bodansky unit

Bodansky unit noun: an obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood, defined as the quantity of alkaline phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphate ion during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium β-glycerophosphate.

Noun

Bodansky unit (plural Bodansky units)

  1. An obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood, defined as the quantity of alkaline phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphate ion during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium β-glycerophosphate.

Forms of Bodansky unit

pluralBodansky units

Origin of Bodansky unit

Named after Aaron Bodansky, American biochemist.

Questions about Bodansky unit

What does Bodansky unit mean?
Bodansky unit means an obsolete measure of alkaline phosphatase concentration in blood, defined as the quantity of alkaline phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphate ion during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium β-glycerophosphate.
What part of speech is Bodansky unit?
Bodansky unit is a noun.
What is the plural of Bodansky unit?
The plural of Bodansky unit is Bodansky units.

Words near Bodansky unit in the dictionary

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  3. Bodalla
  4. Bodangora
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  8. bodark
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  10. Bodas
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