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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Xanthoprotein

· Xan·tho·pro·te·in · IPA
01 n. A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep orange-yellow colo…
  1. 1.
    A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.(Physiol. Chem.)