Babcock test

American  

[bab-kok] / ˈbæbˌkɒk /

noun

1. a test for determining the butterfat content of milk and milk products, conducted by adding sulfuric acid to a sample and then centrifuging it in a flask with a calibrated neck in which the liquefied fat collects.

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Etymology

Origin of Babcock test

Named after Stephen M. Babcock (1843–1931), U.S. agricultural chemist

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Babcock test

For the preservation of composite samples of milk for analytical purposes, such as the Babcock test, strong disinfectants, as corrosive sublimate, are employed.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings

Test at least five cows for ten days each, with the Babcock test, and make proper reports.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

I think it was some bacteriological discovery, known as the Babcock test, resulting in a great improvement in the making of butter, that gave the University of Wisconsin its first wide sympathetic support.

From The French in the Heart of America by John Finley

Any farmer may bring milk samples and have the Babcock test applied to determine the percentage of butter fat which an individual cow is yielding.

From The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) by Scott Nearing

The Babcock test shows they’re just boarding on us without paying their board!”

From The Brown Mouse by Herbert Quick

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