Wijs method

noun

ˈvīs-

: a method for determining the iodine number (as of an oil or fat) that consists in adding a solution of iodine monochloride in glacial acetic acid and estimating the excess of unused halogen by titration with sodium thiosulfate

Word History

Etymology

after Jacob J. Alexander Wijs †1942 Dutch analytical chemist

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