albuminoid
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The number of acid-producing organisms gradually becomes less, and other bacteria capable of producing far-reaching decomposition of albuminoid matter tend to increase.
From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Douglas, Loudon
Flückiger and Hanbury by drying it over sulphuric acid and burning it with “cal sòdica” obtained 1.78% of nitrogen which represents 10% of albuminoid material.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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 Leduc, Stéphane
Snake-poison, as it leaves this gland, is a thin, albuminoid, yellow liquid of neutral reaction.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
The largest and most abundant grains are of a substance termed para-glycogen, a carbohydrate; in addition, flattened 558 lenticular platelets, of an albuminoid character, and highly-refringent granules often occur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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