Social Conflict and the Theory of Social Change. Author(s): Lewis A. Coser. Source: The British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Sep., 1957), pp. 197-207. Published by: Wiley on behalf of The London School of Economics and Political Science. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/586859 .
A flame test is an analytic procedure used in chemistry to detect the presence of certain elements, primarily metal ions, based on each element's characteristic emission spectrum.lthough the flame test only gives qualitative information, not quantitative data about the proportion of elements in the sample, quantitative data can be obtained by the related techniques of flame photometry or flame emission spectroscopy. Flame Atomic absorption spectroscopy Instruments, made by e.g.
Wassermann test - a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and therefore syphilis infection. Wasserman reaction, Wassermann. complement fixation test - a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test.