resorcinol test

re·sor·ci·nol test

a test for fructosuria; fresh urine treated with resorcinol in acid gives a red precipitate in the presence of fructose; the precipitate should form a red solution in ethanol. Synonym(s): Selivanoff test

Selivanoff,

(Seliwanow), Feodor, Russian chemist, 1859–. Selivanoff test - for fructosuria. Synonym(s): resorcinol test