elaidin reaction
elaidin reaction
[ə′lā·əd·ən rē‚ak·shən] (analytical chemistry)
A test that differentiates nondrying oils such as olein from semidrying oils and drying oils; nitrous acid converts olein into its solid isomer, while semidrying oils in contact with nitrous acid thicken slowly, and drying oils such as tung oil become hard and resinous.
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