Liebermann-Burchard test

noun

Lie·​ber·​mann-Bur·​chard test

ˈlē-bər-mən-ˈbu̇r-ˌkärt-

: a test for unsaturated steroids (as cholesterol) and triterpenes based on the formation of a series of colors (as pink to blue to green) with acetic anhydride in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid

called also Liebermann-Burchard reaction