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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
litres per hundred kilometres
litter
litter basket
litter lout