Reuss test

Reuss test

(rois), a test for atropine; the addition of oxidizing agents and sulfuric acid to a liquid containing atropine produces an odor of orange-flowers and roses.

Reuss test

An obsolete qualitative test for atropine, where oxidising agents and sulphuric acid are added to a fluid of interest; atropine presence is signalled by an odour of roses/orange blossums.

Reuss,

August von, Austrian ophthalmologist, 1841-1924. Reuss color chart - Synonym(s): Reuss color tableReuss color table - obsolete charts that test for deficient color vision. Synonym(s): Reuss color chart; Reuss table; Stilling color tableReuss formula - a means of estimating the percentage of albumin in a fluid.Reuss table - Synonym(s): Reuss color tableReuss test - for atropine.