adjective.
Nearest; next immediately preceding or following.
adjective.
an analysis which determines the proximate principles of any substance, as contrasted with an ultimate analysis.
adjective.
That which in ordinary natural sequence produces a specific result, no independent disturbing agencies intervening.
adjective.
one of a class of bodies existing ready formed in animal and vegetable tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, as albumin, sugar, collagen, fat, etc.