nesslerize

== English == === Alternative forms === nesslerise, Nesslerize, Nesslerise === Etymology === From Nessler +‎ -ize, after the name of a German chemist, Julius Neßler. === Verb === nesslerize (third-person singular simple present nesslerizes, present participle nesslerizing, simple past and past participle nesslerized) (chemistry) To treat or test (a liquid) with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide (Nessler's reagent) in order to detect the presence of ammonia. ==== Derived terms ==== nesslerization === References === “nesslerize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.