protein content
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproteinandcontent
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protein
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈprəʊ.tiːn/us/ˈproʊ.tiːn/
one of the many substances found in food such as meat, cheese, fish, or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow and ...
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content
adjective[after verb]
uk/kənˈtent/us/kənˈtent/
pleased with your situation and not hoping for change ...
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(Definition ofproteinandcontentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is probable that variations inproteincontentbetween samples affected the signal intensities generated.
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This feed would have had such a lowproteincontentthat normal rumen function can be expected to be penalized.
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Synthesis but not secretion by earlier stages was ruled out by examination of theproteincontentof whole worm extracts and by immunoelectron microscopy.
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In contrast, leaves consumed by bats have a relatively highproteincontent.
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This suggests that within-field variation in yield potential does not determine heterogeneity of the grain yield in terms of grain weight or grainproteincontent.
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Standard deviations of measured traits were plotted against the grain yield andproteincontentcorresponding to each patch to compare variation within the field.
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Forproteincontentanalysis, data from two replications at each location were used.
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An analysis of theproteincontentof seventeen sweet potato samples of thirteen different varieties gave a mean figure of 0-85 % of fresh weight.
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Several traits were investigated, including test weight,proteincontent, flour yield, kernel hardness and several mixograph parameters.
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The differences in the mean seminal plasmaproteincontentamong the various groups were not statistically significant.
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Therefore, nitrogen fertilization had no significant effect on specific weight but a large effect onproteincontent.
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Shading after anthesis produced a significant increase inproteincontentand a decrease in specific weight.
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Since soybean meal is priced on itsproteincontent, maintaining high levels in soybean seeds is essential.
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Reductions in incident radiation after anthesis increasedproteincontent(mean 21 %).
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There was no evidence of connection between seed colour and desirable agronomic traits, or nutritional quality (proteincontent).
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The nutritional quality differences, as determined byproteincontent, were also not attractive enough to become selection criteria.
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The increase in retinalproteincontent, postnatally, demonstrates that retinal tissue content is still increasing.
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The analysis reported is based on the averageproteincontentof four locations.
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