Xanthoprotein

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.

Etymology

From xantho- + protein.

Related phrases

nitric acidxanthoproteic acid

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