"flame test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flame tests [plural]
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  1. (chemistry) in qualitative inorganic analysis, a simple test for the presence of a range of metallic elements based on the colour imparted to a flame by a sample Wikipedia link: flame test Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: borax bead test, charcoal block test
    Sense id: en-flame_test-en-noun-hmgnKbkq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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