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a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
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| niter paper |
paper impregnated with potassium nitrate, ignited and used as a moxa or by inhalation in asthma; called also saltpeter p.
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| nitrogen cycle |
the steps by which nitrogen is extracted from the nitrates of soil and water, incorporated as amino acids and proteins in living organisms, and ultimately reconverted to nitrates: (1) conversion of nitrogen to nitrates by bacteria; (2) the extraction of the nitrates by plants and the building of amino acids and proteins by addition of an amino group to the carbon compounds produced in photosynthesis; (3) the ingestion of plants by animals; and (4) the return of nitrogen to the soil in animal ...
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| nitrogen equilibrium |
nitrogenous equilibrium, the condition in which the body is metabolizing and excreting as much nitrogen as it is receiving in the food; cf. nitrogen balance, under balance. Called also protein e.
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| nitric acid |
The chemical compound nitric acid (HNO3), otherwise known as aqua fortis, is a colorless, corrosive liquid, a toxic acid which can cause severe burns. At room temperature it gives off red or yellow fumes. Commonly used as a laboratory reagent, it is used in the manufacture of explosives such as nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene (TNT), and as well as of fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate. ...
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