xanthoproteic test
noun
xan·tho·pro·te·ic test
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Medical Definition of xanthoproteic test
: a test for the detection of proteins in which concentrated nitric acid reacts with the proteins to form a yellow color that is intensified to orange-yellow by the addition of alkali
— called also xanthoproteic reaction