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xanthoproteic acid

xanthoproteic acid noun: a non-crystallizable yellow substance derived from proteins upon treatment with nitric acid.

Noun

xanthoproteic acid (uncountable)

  1. A non-crystallizable yellow substance derived from proteins upon treatment with nitric acid.

Words formed from xanthoproteic acid

Questions about xanthoproteic acid

What does xanthoproteic acid mean?
Xanthoproteic acid means a non-crystallizable yellow substance derived from proteins upon treatment with nitric acid.
What part of speech is xanthoproteic acid?
Xanthoproteic acid is a noun.

Words near xanthoproteic acid in the dictionary

  1. xanthopicrite
  2. xanthoplanine
  3. xanthoproteate
  4. xanthoproteates
  5. xanthoproteic
  6. xanthoproteic acid
  7. xanthoprotein
  8. xanthoproteinic
  9. xanthoproteins
  10. xanthopsia
  11. xanthopsin

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