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Schiff reagent

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[shif] / ʃɪf /
Or Schiff's reagent

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.


Etymology

Origin of Schiff reagent

1895–1900; named after Hugo Schiff, 1834–1915, German chemist

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