Noun. 1. moniker-a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henry's nickname was Slim.byname, cognomen, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet.oun. 1. moniker-a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph; Henry's nickname was Slim.
- Water activity is a better index for microbial growth than water content since microorganism only uses available water of the food sample. Some factors affecting the responses of microorganisms to water activity are the production of metabolites, taxonomic classification and solute concentration.
The effect of intracellular protein on water structuring. The degree to which the density of cell water is lowered is determined by the solutes and the state of motion of protein. Water has conflicting effects in the mixed environments around proteins due to the variety of amino acids making up their surfaces.