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XANTHOPROTEIC REACTION

\zˌanθəpɹˈə͡ʊtɪk ɹɪˈakʃən], \zˌanθəpɹˈə‍ʊtɪk ɹɪˈakʃən], \z_ˌa_n_θ_ə_p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t_ɪ_k ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of XANTHOPROTEIC REACTION

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Orange color produced by heating proteids with nitric acid.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A reaction seen on adding strong nitric acid and then ammonia to a solution containing a proteid. A characteristic orange color results. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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