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Noun: litmus  lit-mus
  1. A colouring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
    - litmus test

Derived forms: litmuses

Type of: acid-base indicator

Part of: litmus paper

Encyclopedia: Litmus

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Lithuanian
Lithuanian monetary unit
lithuresis
litigable
litigant
litigate
litigation
litigator
litigious
litigiousness
litmus
litmus paper
litmus test
Litocranius
Litocranius walleri
litotes
litre
litter
litter basket
litter lout
littérateur