tungstomolybdic acid

English

Noun

tungstomolybdic acid (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) A compound formed by the action of tungsten on molybdic acid, which is used to deproteinize tissue samples.
   • 1933, Medical Journal of Australia (volume 1, part 2, page 678)

     […] and that there is no increase in the amount of thionine present in the filtrate when the tungstomolybdic acid protein precipitant is used.

   • 1962, Harold Varley, Practical Clinical Biochemistry, page 37:

     Benedict used a tungstomolybdic acid solution for precipitating the proteins, but the Folin-Wu filtrate can be used.