nesslerizingn.
/ˈnɛslərʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛsləˌraɪzɪŋ/ Chemistry.
= nesslerization n.
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1873 Chem. News 11 July 13/2 Whether the Nesslerising takes a couple of minutes, or whether it takes an hour, is a matter of vital importance to those persons who are working the ammonia process of water analysis.
1916 Science 1 Sept. 326/1 Results vary from 0.2 mg. to 1.5 mg. of combined nitrogen on Nesslerizing.
1930 Jrnl. Ecol. 18 275 The ammonia in the distillate is estimated by ‘Nesslerising’ in the usual manner.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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