Litmus
41litmus paper — noun paper stained with litmus, used as a test for acids or alkalis …
42litmus paper — noun (U) paper containing litmus used to test whether a chemical is an acid or an alkali …
43litmus paper — UK / US noun [uncountable] chemistry paper that contains litmus. If the paper touches an acid, it turns red, and if it touches an alkali, it turns blue …
44litmus paper — lit′mus pa per n. chem. a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator • Etymology: 1795–1805 …
45litmus test — lit′mus test n. 1) chem. a test using litmus paper or solution to indicate the acidity or alkalinity of a solution 2) a crucial test using a single issue or factor as the basis for judgment • Etymology: 1955–60 …
46litmus test — /ˈlɪtməs tɛst/ (say litmuhs test) noun 1. a test of acidity or alkalinity using litmus paper. 2. a decisive test of a person s loyalty, character, determination, etc …
47litmus test — Basis for determining (chemistry). ► “What this is going to be, in a way, is a litmus test on whether or not a cartel with all the money and profits of the tobacco industry can defeat a state and prevent it from collecting taxpayer funds.”… …
48litmus paper — lakmuso popierius statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Indikatorinis lakmuso tirpale įmirkytas popierius. atitikmenys: angl. litmus paper vok. Lackmuspapier, n rus. лакмусовая бумага, f pranc. papier de tournesol, m …
49litmus milk — noun : milk colored with litmus and used as a culture medium for determining acid or alkali production …
50litmus — A blue coloring matter obtained from Roccella tinctoria and other species of lichens, the principal component of which is azolitmin; used as an indicator (reddened by acids and turned blue again by alkalies). [a corruption of lacmus, fr. Dutch… …
