English Explanatory Dictionary

xanthoprotein

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.

Word forms

xanthoprotein xanthoproteins

Etymology

From xantho- + protein.

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