- Liebermann-Burchard test (reaction)
- Lie·ber·mann-Bur·chard test (reaction) (leґbər-mahn burkґhahrd) [Carl Theodore Liebermann, German chemist, 1842–1914; H. Burchard, German chemist, 19th century] see under test.
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Liebermann-Burchard test (reaction)
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Liebermann-Burchard reaction — Lie·ber·mann Bur·chard reaction lē bər mən bu̇r .kärt n a test for unsaturated steroids (as cholesterol) and triterpenes based on the formation of a series of colors (as pink to blue to green) with acetic anhydride in the presence of concentrated … Medical dictionary
liebermann-burchard reaction — ˈlēbərmənˈbu̇(ə)rˌkärt noun Usage: usually capitalized L&B Etymology: after Karl T. Liebermann died 1914 German chemist and H. Burchard, 19th century German chemist : a test for unsaturated steroids (as cholesterol) and triterpenes based on the… … Useful english dictionary
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
Réaction de Liebermann — La réaction de Liebermann Burchard est une réaction chimique principalement utilisée comme test révélateur du cholestérol et plus généralement des phénols. Elle a été décrite initialement par Carl Liebermann[1] puis appliquée à la révélation du… … Wikipédia en Français
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Burchard — H., 19th century German chemist. See B. Liebermann reaction, Liebermann B. test … Medical dictionary
Liebermann — Leo von S., Hungarian physician, 1852–1926. See Burchard L. reaction, L. Burchard test … Medical dictionary
