animal material


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Noun1.animal material - material derived from animalsanimal material - material derived from animals  
feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
animal product - a product made from animal material
animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances
dentin, dentine - a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
osseous tissue, bone - the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
shell - the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
animal fat - any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"
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CDC advised consumers to contact their local health department for PEP evaluation only if the consumer had eaten a recalled prepackaged salad and had found animal material in the salad.
Some advocates think that the "memory" of the original substance, usually chemicals or plant and animal material, retained in the highly diluted preparations will help provoke the body into action.
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These microorganisms transform plant and animal material into water-soluble nutrition for plants.
"Primary production" means the solar energy that's captured by photosynthetic organisms and then used to produce either plant material or, ultimately, animal material that we consume, or other resources that we consume that are based on biological processes.
Although drawing DNA from human hair, saliva, or blood samples has long been a part of crime scene investigations, animal material has also provided invaluable clues.
Using stem cells harvested from leftover animal material from slaughterhouses, Post nurtures them with a feed concocted of sugars, amino acids, lipids, minerals and all other nutrients they need to grow in the right way.
Fire ants are omnivores that will feed on almost any plant or animal material. They can kill and feed on ground-nesting animals like field mice, snakes, turtles and birds.
must be the final result of this practice," he was often berated and ridiculed, particularly for injecting animal material into humans, thus diminishing the distance between them and unclean or sick beasts.
Content was determined to be animal material if it was dark brown or black, obviously sclerotized, or if they were a recognizable structure such as, tarsi, antennae, legs, etc (Castner & Fowler 1984).
APRIL 24 The human form of the disease - which is not thought to be dangerous - is suspected in a slaughterman who came into close contact with infected animal material. It later proves a false alarm.