nesslerize

English

Etymology

From Nessler +‎ -ize, after the name of a chemist.

Verb

nesslerize (third-person singular simple present nesslerizes, present participle nesslerizing, simple past and past participle nesslerized)

1. (chemistry) To treat or test (a liquid) with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “nesslerize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)