XANTHOPROTEIN
\zˈanθəpɹˌə͡ʊtiːn], \zˈanθəpɹˌəʊtiːn], \z_ˈa_n_θ_ə_p_ɹ_ˌəʊ_t_iː_n]\
Definitions of XANTHOPROTEIN
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.
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