Zimmermann reaction

noun

Zim·​mer·​mann reaction

variants or Zimmermann test

ˈzimə(r)mən-

: the formation of a colored mixture on mixing of a ketone, alkali, and meta -dinitrobenzene

Word History

Etymology

after Wilhelm Zimmermann, born 1910 German physiological chemist

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