Zimmermann reaction
noun
Zim·mer·mann reaction
\ˈzimə(r)mən-\
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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Origin and Etymology of zimmermann reaction
after Wilhelm Zimmermann, born 1910 German physiological chemist
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