Type: Term Pronunciation: shif Definitions: 1. Hugo, German chemist in Florence, 1834-1915. See: Schiff base, Schiff reagent, Kasten fluorescent Schiff reagents, under reagent, periodic acid-Schiff stain, ninhydrin-Schiff stain for proteins Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=79980