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litmus milk

litmus milk noun: a milk-based medium used to distinguish between different bacteria species, based on which substances within the medium are metabolized by the bacteria.

Noun

litmus milk (countable and uncountable, plural litmus milks)

  1. A milk-based medium used to distinguish between different bacteria species, based on which substances within the medium are metabolized by the bacteria.

Forms of litmus milk

plurallitmus milks

Questions about litmus milk

What does litmus milk mean?
Litmus milk means a milk-based medium used to distinguish between different bacteria species, based on which substances within the medium are metabolized by the bacteria.
What part of speech is litmus milk?
Litmus milk is a noun.
What is the plural of litmus milk?
The plural of litmus milk is litmus milks.

Words near litmus milk in the dictionary

  1. litmag
  2. litmags
  3. Litman
  4. Litmans
  5. litmus
  6. litmus milk
  7. litmus milks
  8. litmus paper
  9. litmus papers
  10. litmus test
  11. litmus tests

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