phosphotungstic
UK/ˌfɒsfəʊˈtʌŋstɪk/US/ˌfɑsfoʊˈtʌŋstɪk/
phosphotungstic adjective: of or pertaining to phosphotungstic acid or its derivatives.
Adjective
phosphotungstic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to phosphotungstic acid or its derivatives.
- An attempt has been made to select the most accurate analytical methods and by their application to a series of normal and pathological cases to throw light on[…]the value of the phosphotungstic and tryptophan tests for diagnosis of cancer.1904, G. H. A. Clowes, E. W. Jeffcott, “On the Secretion of the Stomach in Cancer as Compared with the Normal”, in Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the State Department of Health of New York, Albany...
- Serum albumin was dissolved in distilled water containing quantities of albumin varying from 0.5 to 7 gm. per liter. Duplicate sets of tubes were then treated with the Esbach and phosphotungstic reagents, and after twenty-four hours the results were compared with gravimetric findings.1910, Albert Mattice, “The Quantitative Estimation of Albumin in the Urine”, in Archives of Internal Medicine, volume V, page 318
Origin of phosphotungstic
From phospho- + tungstic.
Phrases with phosphotungstic
Questions about phosphotungstic
- What does phosphotungstic mean?
- Phosphotungstic means of or pertaining to phosphotungstic acid or its derivatives.
- What part of speech is phosphotungstic?
- Phosphotungstic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce phosphotungstic?
- Phosphotungstic is pronounced /ˌfɒsfəʊˈtʌŋstɪk/ (UK).
Words near phosphotungstic in the dictionary
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