proximate principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of substances found ready-formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, such as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.

Word forms

proximate principle proximate principles
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