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Noun: congo red
  1. (solution) a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
    "The researcher used congo red to determine the pH of the unknown solution"

Derived forms: congo reds

Type of: acid-base indicator, azo dye

Encyclopedia: Congo red