SCHERER'S INOSITE TEST
\ʃˈɜːɹəz ɪnˈɒsa͡ɪt tˈɛst], \ʃˈɜːɹəz ɪnˈɒsaɪt tˈɛst], \ʃ_ˈɜː_ɹ_ə_z ɪ_n_ˈɒ_s_aɪ_t t_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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A test which consists of evaporating a portion of the substance to be heated on a porcelain dish with a drop or two of nitric acid. The residue is. treated with ammonia and a drop of calcium chlorid solution, and again evaporated to dryness. If inosite is present, the residue will have a rose red color.
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See Scherer.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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