Kjeldahl

adjective

Kjel·​dahl ˈkel-ˌdäl How to pronounce Kjeldahl (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a method for determining the amount of nitrogen (as in an organic substance) by digesting a sample with boiling concentrated sulfuric acid and other reagents, adding an excess of alkali, distilling, collecting the ammonia expelled, and determining the ammonia by titration
Kjeldahl analysis
Kjeldahl apparatus
kjeldahlization noun
kjeldahlize transitive verb
kjeldahlized; kjeldahlizing

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“Kjeldahl.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Kjeldahl. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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