litmus paper
Noun
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Noun
litmus paper
- (chemistry) 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.
- French: papier de tournesol
- German: Lackmuspapier
- Italian: cartina tornasole
- Portuguese: papel de tornassol
- Russian: ла́кмусовая бума́га
- Spanish: papel de tornasol
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