Wormley test

Worm·ley test

(wōrm'lē),

a test for alkaloids in which a solution is treated with picric acid or a dilute iodine-potassium-iodide solution. The presence of alkaloids is indicated by a color reaction.

Wormley,

Theodore G., U.S. chemist, 1826-1897.

Wormley test - for alkaloids.