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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. litmus papers: Merriam-Webster
  2. litmus papers: Collins English Dictionary
  3. litmus papers: Vocabulary.com
  4. litmus papers: Wiktionary
  5. litmus papers: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. litmus papers: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. litmus papers: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. litmus papers: Medical dictionary

(Note: See litmus_paper as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (litmus paper)

noun:  (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.
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