albuminoid
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Colostrum, or first-day milk after calving, contains more than five times the albuminoid compounds found in average cows’ milk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The urinary organs constitute the main channel through which are excreted the nitrogenous or albuminoid principles, whether derived directly from the feed or from the muscular and other nitrogenized tissues of the body.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The gastric juice is the proper solvent of certain articles of food, especially those belonging to the albuminoid class.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
A good drinking water ought not to contain more than 0.10 part per million of albuminoid ammonia.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder
Finally, it would seem that a colloid of one of the albuminoid groups is a necessary constituent of every living being.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
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