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Detect vs Dinitrophenylhydrazone - What's the difference?

detect | dinitrophenylhydrazone |

As a verb detect

is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

As an adjective detect

is (obsolete) detected.

As a noun dinitrophenylhydrazone is

(organic chemistry) the red or yellow precipitate indicating a positive result when dinitrophenylhydrazine is used to detect qualitatively the carbonyl functionality of a ketone or aldehyde functional group.

detect

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

    • Derived terms

    * detection * detective * detector

    See also

    * discover * find * stumble upon

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Detected.
    • (Fabyan)

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    dinitrophenylhydrazone

    English

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry) The red or yellow precipitate indicating a positive result when dinitrophenylhydrazine is used to detect qualitatively the carbonyl functionality of a ketone or aldehyde functional group.