Hotis test

noun

Ho·​tis test ˈhōt-əs- How to pronounce Hotis test (audio)
: a test for the presence of the common streptococcus of bovine mastitis in milk which is made by incubating a sample of milk with an aniline dye and in which the appearance of yellow patches indicates the presence of the organism

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“Hotis test.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Hotis%20test. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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