Defenition of the word litmus

• Defenition of the word litmus

  • a coloring material that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as an acid-base indicator
  • absorbent paper full of litmus; it is turned red by acids and blue by alkalis
  • 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

Synonyms for the word litmus

• • litmus paper

Hypernyms for the word litmus

• • acid-base indicator
  • coloring material
  • test paper

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