Proximate principle

(Physiol. Chem.)

one of a class of bodies existing ready formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.

proximate principle

prox·i·mate prin·ci·ple

in chemistry, an organic compound that may exist already formed as a part of some other more complex substance (for example, various sugars, starches, and albumins). Synonym(s): organic principle

proximate principle

An obsolete term for a substance that may be extracted from its complex form without destroying or altering its chemical properties.See also: principle

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