nitrogen balance

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noun Biochemistry, Physiology.

the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.

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Origin of nitrogen balance

First recorded in 1940–45

He was trying, I think, to demonstrate balance and equivalence.
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Likewise, it was the attempt to balance the power of rival European states that led to the conflict.
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A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.
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And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.
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He was to pay one third of the amount before the book went to press, the balance he was to pay within a reasonable time.
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Government grants amount to about two-thirds of the income, the balance being raised by public subscription and from fees.
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For hours the issue hung in the balance, and at last even the stubborn Lefbvre began to think of retreat.
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nitrogen balance

The difference between the amount of nitrogen taken into the body and the amount excreted or lost.