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molisch's reagent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: molis-ch's reagent
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

α-naphthol (C₁₀H₈OH) dissolved in ethanol (C₂H₅OH). It is used in Molisch's test for the detection of carbohydrates.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Austrian botanist Hans Molisch.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does molisch's reagent mean?: α-naphthol (C₁₀H₈OH) dissolved in ethanol (C₂H₅OH). It is used in Molisch's test for the detection of carbohydrates.
Where does molisch's reagent come from?: Named after Austrian botanist Hans Molisch.

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