| Reinsch's test | A test for arsenic in which a strip of copper is placed in the suspected fluid, which is then acidulated with hydrochloric acid and boiled; if arsenic is present a gray deposit occurs on the copper, and this deposit on heating is sublimated and deposited as a crystalline layer on a piece of glass held above the copper strip. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Reinsch, Adolf | <person> German physician, 1862-1916. See: Reinsch's test. (05 Mar 2000) |