See Also: Schiff(dictionary)
schiff bases(medicine)
Schiff's reagent(medicine)
Schiff, Hugo(medicine)
Schiff, Moritz(medicine)
schiff base(medicine)
Schiff, Dorothy(encyclopedia)
ninhydrin-Schiff stain(medicine)
Schiff-Sherrington phenomenon(medicine)
Schiff, Jacob H(enry)(encyclopedia)

Schiff (iou)



Schiff noun. L19.
[Hugo Schiff (1834-1915), German chemist.]
Chemistry. Used attrib. and in possess. to designate compounds or reactions Schiff devised or investigated.
Schiff base, Schiff's base any organic compound having the structure R1R2CNR3 (where R1,2,3 are alkyl groups and R1 may be hydrogen). Schiff reaction, Schiff's reaction the action of aldehydes of restoring the magenta colour to Schiff's reagent. Schiff reagent, Schiff's reagent an acid solution of fuchsine decolorized by sulphur dioxide or potassium metabisulphite. Schiff test, Schiff's test the Schiff reaction used as a test for aldehydes.