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Definition of nutrose in English:

nutrose

noun

Medicine Biology

  • A sodium salt of casein used as a source of protein in medicine and bacteriology.

Pronunciation

nutrose

/ˈnjuːtrəʊz/ /ˈnjuːtrəʊs/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Pharmaceutical Journal. From nutr- + -ose, after German Nutrose.