Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ness·ler·ize Variant:
also British ness·ler·ise /'nes-l&-"rIz/ Function:
transitive verb InflectedForms:
-ized also British -ised;
-iz·ing also British -is·ing : to treat or test with Nessler's reagent —
ness·ler·iza·tion also British ness·ler·isa·tion /"nes-l&-r&-'zA-sh&n/ noun Nessáler /'nes-l&r/,
Julius (1827–1905), German agricultural chemist. Nessler developed his test reagent for ammonia in 1856. He was also an authority on wine growing.
[nes-luh-rahyz] 
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing. verb (used with object) 
) to test (water, liquid solutions, etc.) for ammonia by means of Nessler's reagent.