proximate principle

noun

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.

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nounproximate principle (plural proximate principles or -)

plural proximate principles

  1. archaicbiochemistryAny 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.
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