Becke test
noun
\ˈbe-kə-\
Definition of Becke test
: a method of determining with a microscope the relative indices of refraction of a transparent particle (such as a plant or animal cell or a mineral) immersed in or in contact with a standard medium of known refractive index
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Origin and Etymology of becke test
after Friedrich Becke — more at beckelite
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