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nitrogen balance

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nitrogen balance1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

The nitrogen balance was maintained through the excretions of the animals and their death and decay.

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