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nesslerize

American  
[nes-luh-rahyz] / ˈnɛs ləˌraɪz /
especially British, nesslerise

verb

nesslerized, nesslerizing

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) to test (water, liquid solutions, etc.) for ammonia by means of Nessler's reagent.

Etymology

Origin of nesslerize

1870–75; after Julius Nessler (1827–1905), German chemist; see -ize

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