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litmus paper

litmus paper noun: paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.

Noun

litmus paper (countable and uncountable, plural litmus papers)

  1. paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.

litmus paper meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

litmus paper in Tamil

அமிலக் காரத்தன்மை அறிவண்ணத்தாள், லிட்மஸ் தாள்

litmus paper in Tagalog

Translations
tornasol

litmus paper in Arabic

Translations
وَرَقَة عَبَّاد اَلشَّمْس waraqat ʕabbād aš-šams

litmus paper in Malay

Translations
kertas litmus
More languagesFewer languages
litmus paper in Vietnamese
giấy quỳ

Forms of litmus paper

plurallitmus papers

Questions about litmus paper

What does litmus paper mean?
Litmus paper means paper containing a water-soluble pH indicator composed of a mixture of different dyes extracted from certain lichens. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.
What is litmus paper in Tamil?
Litmus paper in Tamil is அமிலக் காரத்தன்மை அறிவண்ணத்தாள், லிட்மஸ் தாள். See Litmus paper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is litmus paper?
Litmus paper is a noun.
What is the plural of litmus paper?
The plural of litmus paper is litmus papers.

Words near litmus paper in the dictionary

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

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