Nessler tube

noun

: a narrow glass cylinder with a flat bottom used in colorimetry (as in nesslerization) for comparing the colors of liquids

Word History

Etymology

after Julius Nessler

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“Nessler tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nessler%20tube. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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