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Chow Sang Sang Building
Chow may refer to: * Selected set of nutrients fed to Animal testing, animals subjected to laboratory testing * Chow Chow, a dog breed * A slang term for food in general (such as in the terms "chow down" or "chow hall") * Chow test, a statistical test for detecting differences between trends in time series * Chow (unit), an obsolete unit of mass in the pearl trade in Mumbai * Chow (website), a popular online food discussion site * Chow, an alternate name for the star Beta Serpentis * Mr. Chow, an upscale Chinese restaurant chain * Chow (surname), an English surname, as well as a Latin-alphabet spelling of various Chinese surnames See also * Ciao * Chew (other) * Chao (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. The requirement for dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi, and protists. Nutrients can be incorporated into cells for metabolic purposes or excreted by cells to create non-cellular structures, such as hair, scales, feathers, or exoskeletons. Some nutrients can be metabolically converted to smaller molecules in the process of releasing energy, such as for carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and fermentation products (ethanol or vinegar), leading to end-products of water and carbon dioxide. All organisms require water. Essential nutrients for animals are the energy sources, some of the amino acids that are combined to create proteins, a subset of fatty acids, vitamins and certain minerals. Plants require more diverse minerals absorbed through roots, plus carbon dioxide and oxygen absorbed through leaves. Fungi live on dead or living organic matter and meet nutrient needs from their host. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |