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nitrogen balance
noun
, Biochemistry, Physiology.
- 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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