Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To treat with Nessler's reagent; determine (ammonia) with the help of Nessler's reagent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Chem.) To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called
Nessler's solution orNessler's test , and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.
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- verb chemistry To
treat ortest (a liquid) with asolution ofmercuric iodide inpotassium iodide and potassiumhydroxide , which is called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the presence ofammonia .
Etymologies
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Nessler + -ize, after the name of a chemist.
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