Millon's reagent

Mil·lon's reagent

noun \mē-ˈlōnz-\

Definition of MILLON'S REAGENT

: a solution that is usually made by dissolving mercury in concentrated nitric acid and diluting with water and that when heated with phenolic compounds gives a red coloration used as a test especially for tyrosine and proteins containing tyrosine

Biographical Note for MILLON'S REAGENT

Mil·lon \mē-lōⁿ\ Auguste–Nicolas–Eugène (1812–1867), French chemist and physician. Millon devoted his career to the military, first as a surgeon and then as a chemist. In 1848 he demonstrated that urea could be quantitatively analyzed, and in 1849 he formulated the solution now known as Millon's reagent.

Variants of MILLON'S REAGENT

Mil·lon's reagent or Mil·lon reagent \mē-ˈlōn-\