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tungstomolybdic acid

tungstomolybdic acid noun: a compound formed by the action of tungsten on molybdic acid, which is used to deproteinize tissue samples.

Noun

tungstomolybdic acid (uncountable)

  1. A compound formed by the action of tungsten on molybdic acid, which is used to deproteinize tissue samples.
    • […] and that there is no increase in the amount of thionine present in the filtrate when the tungstomolybdic acid protein precipitant is used.1933, Medical Journal of Australia (volume 1, part 2, page 678)
    • Benedict used a tungstomolybdic acid solution for precipitating the proteins, but the Folin-Wu filtrate can be used.1962, Harold Varley, Practical Clinical Biochemistry, page 37

Questions about tungstomolybdic acid

What does tungstomolybdic acid mean?
Tungstomolybdic acid means a compound formed by the action of tungsten on molybdic acid, which is used to deproteinize tissue samples.
What part of speech is tungstomolybdic acid?
Tungstomolybdic acid is a noun.

Words near tungstomolybdic acid in the dictionary

  1. tungstite
  2. tungstites
  3. tungsto-
  4. tungstoenzyme
  5. tungstoenzymes
  6. tungstomolybdic acid
  7. tungstophosphoric
  8. tungstophosphoric acid
  9. tungstopterin
  10. tungstopterins
  11. tungstosilicate

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