Kjeldahl
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A way to measure how much nitrogen is in food and other organic materials
- proper noun
- Specialized
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método Kjeldahl
- Nitrogen determination was based on the Kjeldahl method (grams of nitrogen per 100 g of dry matter).
- Kjeldahl method
Examples
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"While Erica scanned the findings, Sam said, "As you can see, according to the Kjeldahl test, the quantity of nitrogenous components in the bone is less than four grams."
Fiction book (2002) -
The laboratory used the Kjeldahl method to analyze the nitrogen content in the soil samples.
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Biomass obtained from individual seedlings was too little to measure N with the Kjeldahl method, and therefore biomass per treatment was pooled (Fig. 5).
Academic text (2018) -
To measure protein levels in the food samples, we applied the Kjeldahl method.
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Researchers confirmed the nitrogen concentration in the agricultural product using the Kjeldahl analysis.
Surface Forms
Kjeldahl main
Etymology
The word Kjeldahl for a lab method is the inventor's surname; it names a process for 'measuring nitrogen' in food and soil to find protein content.