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LITMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does litmus mean?
• LITMUS (noun)
The noun LITMUS has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: LITMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
litmus; litmus test
Hypernyms ("litmus" is a kind of...):
acid-base indicator (an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions)
Holonyms ("litmus" is a substance of...):
litmus paper (unsized paper treated with litmus for use as an acid-base indicator)
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