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Winkler titration
A chemical method for estimating the dissolved oxygen in seawater: manganous hydroxide is added to the sample and reacts with oxygen to produce a manganese compound which in the presence of acid potassium iodide liberates an equivalent quantity of iodine that can be titrated with standard sodium thiosulfate.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry
- Category: Analytical chemistry
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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