nitrogen balance

noun

: the difference between nitrogen intake and nitrogen loss in the body or the soil

Examples of nitrogen balance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The researchers found no significant differences in nitrogen balance between the two groups.12 Nitrogen is a part of amino acids, the building blocks of protein. —Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 2 June 2023

Studies have shown that combining supplements of arginine and citrulline can assist maintain nitrogen balance more successfully than arginine alone. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2023

Or would that yield the wrong nitrogen balance? —oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2021

Alternate bearing in trees, like apple and dogwood, involves fluctuating fruit production due to carbon/nitrogen balance. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nitrogen balance

• counterbalance
• overbalance
• imbalance
• rebalance
• unbalance
• valance
• vallance

Medical Definition

nitrogen balance

noun

: the difference between nitrogen intake and nitrogen excretion in the animal body such that a greater intake results in a positive balance and an increased excretion causes a negative balance see nitrogen equilibrium