Lie·big the·o·ry

(lē'big),

that the hydrocarbons that oxidize readily and burn are aliments that produce the greatest quantity of animal heat.

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Lie·big the·ory

(lē'big thē'ŏr-ē)

Theory that the hydrocarbons that oxidize readily and burn are foods that produce the greatest quantity of animal heat.

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Liebig,

Baron Justus von, German chemist, 1803-1873.

Liebig theory - that the hydrocarbons that oxidize readily and burn are nutritive material that produce the greatest quantity of animal heat.

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