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nesslerize

American

[nes-luh-rahyz] / ˈnɛs ləˌraɪz /

especially British, nesslerise

verb

nesslerized, nesslerizing

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

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

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