SINCE 1828
Zimmermann reaction
noun
Zim·mer·mann reaction
variants:
or Zimmermann test \ ˈzimə(r)mən- \
Definition of Zimmermann reaction
: the formation of a colored mixture on mixing of a ketone, alkali, and meta -dinitrobenzene
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