Meanings
nounLiebig's extract (uncountable)
- uncountableA concentrated beef extract.
After this discussion on the salts of the extractum carnis, Dr. Kemmerich returns to the question of the nutritional powers of Liebig's extract.
1869, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Origin
Developed in 1847 by Justus von Liebig, German chemist.
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