What does alpha-naphthol test mean?

alpha-naphthol test means "biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid".

What is another word for alpha-naphthol test?

Close synonyms include Molisch's test, Molisch test, Molisch reaction. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alpha-naphthol test a common word?

alpha-naphthol test is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Alpha-naphthol test — meaning and 3 synonyms

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biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid
SynonymsMolisch's test Molisch test Molisch reaction
Broaderindicator

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What does alpha-naphthol test mean?: alpha-naphthol test means "biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction with alpha-naphthol in the presence of sulfuric acid".
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