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litmus (n)
a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
litmus (n.)
A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.
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Litmus
a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicatorA dyestuff
Acid test,cross,crucible,litmus test,baptism,challenge,fire,gauntlet,Gauntlet,initiation
No antonyms found.
litigiousness => litigiousness, litigiously => litigiously, litigious => litigious, litigator => Litigator, litigation => litigation,
