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Schweizer's reagent

Schweizer's reagent proper noun: a deep-blue metal ammine complex with the chemical formula [Cu(NH₃)₄(H₂O)₂](OH)₂, prepared by dissolving copper(II) hydroxide in a solution of ammonia, and used in purifying cellulose.

Proper noun

Schweizer's reagent

  1. A deep-blue metal ammine complex with the chemical formula [Cu(NH₃)₄(H₂O)₂](OH)₂, prepared by dissolving copper(II) hydroxide in a solution of ammonia, and used in purifying cellulose.

Origin of Schweizer's reagent

Named after the Swiss chemist Matthias Eduard Schweizer (1818–1860).

Questions about Schweizer's reagent

What does Schweizer's reagent mean?
Schweizer's reagent means a deep-blue metal ammine complex with the chemical formula [Cu(NH₃)₄(H₂O)₂](OH)₂, prepared by dissolving copper(II) hydroxide in a solution of ammonia, and used in purifying cellulose.
What part of speech is Schweizer's reagent?
Schweizer's reagent is a proper noun.

Words near Schweizer's reagent in the dictionary

  1. Schweisses
  2. Schweitzer
  3. Schweitzerian
  4. Schweitzers
  5. Schweizer
  6. Schweizer's reagent
  7. Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund
  8. Schwellenangst
  9. Schwendeman
  10. Schwendemans
  11. Schwendenerian

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