xanthoproteic test
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xanthoproteic test — xan·tho·pro·te·ic test .zan thə prō tē ik n a test for the detection of proteins in which concentrated nitric acid reacts with the proteins to form a yellow color that is intensified to orange yellow by the addition of alkali called also… … Medical dictionary
xanthoproteic reaction — noun or xanthoproteic test |zan(t)thə+... Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary xanth + proteic : the reaction of warm concentrated nitric acid with tyrosine or tyrosine containing proteins (as in human skin) to form a yellow color that… … Useful english dictionary
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