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The nitrogen content of protein, used in calculating the grams of protein metabolized by the body as a function of the grams of nitrogen excreted in the urine.

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Words nearby nitrogen equivalent

nitrogen balance, nitrogen base, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen distribution, nitrogen equivalent, nitrogen fixation, nitrogen fixer, nitrogen-fixing, nitrogenize, nitrogen lag

How to use nitrogen equivalent in a sentence

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
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Desert Golfing is the gaming equivalent of putting TV on in the background.
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Right now it looks like the diplomatic equivalent of one hand clapping.
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It was the equivalent of becoming a black Klansman or Jewish Nazi.
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The two scientific stories resort to the equivalent of Mathematics for Dummies andPhysics for Dummies.
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Its use by so distinguished a person as Raleigh was equivalent to its general introduction.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But in such expressions as "I am rather tired," equivalent to "I am a little tired," the explanation is not so obvious.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, but it cannot be formed by the direct union of these gases.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The form in which nitrogen may be absorbed has given rise to much difference of opinion.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Therefore, a very pale yellow may be its usual test for efficiency, and the equivalent will be maintained.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various