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Reinsch test Pronunciation:
'rInsh- Function:
noun : a test for the presence especially of arsenic, antimony, and mercury in which a strip ofclean pure copper foil is heated with the test material in acid solution and then if a black or gray stain appears on the foil, it is heated in a test tube to produce a sublimate deposited in the upperpart of the tube in a form characteristic of arsenic, antimony, or mercury if any of these are present
Reinsch,
Adolf (1862–1916), German physician. Reinsch was aprofessor and director of chemical research for the city of Altona, which is now part of Hamburg. He was involved with the bacteriological and chemical testing of Altona's water supply.
