Word "LITMUS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
Synonyms:
litmus test

Crossword Clues for LITMUS

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On paper it provided the acid test(6)
Acid test dye
In general, it must be used to test acid (6)
Ignited some mustard powder (6)
Word before test or paper
Returned sum after till reviewed and found to be short - a sort of test (6)
Test paper must be crumpled, half a line being lost first (6)
Large number of stimuli ruined chemical indicator (6)
Drunk with problem somersaulting - an important indicator in test The Times Cryptic 07 May 2025
Split mushrooms provide the acid test (6)
Tester of pH
No transient instrumentalist will get the acid test (6)
Soluble powder that turns red under acid conditions
Dye ignited letters from Greek The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Apr 2025
Lichen-derived dye (6)
___ paper, pH indicator (6) Puzzler 19 Feb 2025
The acid test?
Type of paper used in chemistry lessons (6)
Dye used as a test of acidity (6)
Acid test substance (6) The Guardian Quick 27 Dec 2024
A powder with bright character and soluble primarily (6)
Chemical paper ignited before problem returned (6)
Laboratory test paper (6)
Slum it (anag) (6)
Set fire to music test paper? (6)
Paper for measuring acidity (6)
Blue - Paper - Test (6)
Dye indicating acidity (6) The Guardian Speedy 15 Jul 2024
Dye indicating acidity (6) The Guardian Speedy 14 Jul 2024
pH testing dye
In a nutshell it must be the acid test (6)
Soluble powder obtained from certain lichens used as an indicator (6)
Test paper with its own solution (6)
Acidity indicator (6)
Acidity paper
Important books by Greek characters in test paper
Acid or base indicator LA Times Daily 09 Jan 2024
Colouring matter which is turned red by acid and blue by alkali (6)
Dye material from lichens, used in acidity tests The Guardian Quick 09 Aug 2023
Lab dye; slum it (anag.) The Telegraph Quick 28 May 2023
Chemistry paper? LA Times Daily 10 May 2023
Type of test Eugene Sheffer 23 Dec 2022
Acid test material Premier Sunday 06 Nov 2022
Colouring material used in acidic/base testing The Guardian Quick 09 Jul 2022
Books and letters providing material for test The Times Cryptic 31 Mar 2022
Kind of test New York Times 20 Jan 2022
___ test (acid-base indicator)
Acid test stuff The Washington Post Sunday 18 Jul 2021
Chemical indicator The Times Concise 15 Jul 2021
Word before 'test' or 'paper' in chemistry USA Today 10 Mar 2021
Chemical indicator Jonesin 02 Mar 2021
Chemical indicator The Times Concise 22 Feb 2021
Stuff that turns red in acid Universal 20 Dec 2020
Literature problem raised in sort of test paper The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Oct 2020
Dye used by chemists Jonesin 06 Oct 2020
Acid-base test material USA Today 12 Sep 2020
Feature of test — learner has problem get round nailing it
Identifier of a basic solution The New Yorker 30 Mar 2020
Acidity-testing paper Newsday 29 Nov 2019
A dye used as indicator of acid Irish Times Simplex 14 Nov 2019
Coloring used in chemistry Newsday 23 Aug 2019
Acid test paper Universal 27 Jul 2019
Red/blue chemical test Universal 06 May 2019
Red/blue chemical test
Acid test paper
Kind of test in literature, to sum up Irish Times Crosaire 03 Nov 2018
Chem lab colorant Newsday 23 Sep 2018
Acid-base indicator Jonesin 21 Aug 2018
It turns red in acid Thomas Joseph 16 May 2018
Drunk Greek character given first of strong soluble powder
Kind of paper that's taken in chemistry test The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Oct 2017
Useful chemical features endless stimuli when shaken The Telegraph Toughie 15 Jun 2017
Kind of paper or test New York Times 29 Jan 2017
A dye used as a rough indicator of acid Irish Times Simplex 21 Jan 2017
Kind of paper or test
Settled problem about dye
It turns red with acid, blue with alkaline Irish Times Simplex 13 Dec 2016
Paper that turns blue in alkalis The Telegraph General Knowledge 20 Nov 2016
Powder that's bright, essential for the most part
Color-changing stuff Wall Street Journal 09 Jul 2016
Chemistry paper Newsday 12 Jun 2016
Books read before problem coming up in test paper
Acid or base indicator LA Times Daily 22 Sep 2015
Acid/alkali test dye The Times Concise 08 Jul 2015
Long new technology problem comes up this sort of test
Acid-test paper Eugene Sheffer 30 May 2015
Some call it music (take acid to it)
Color-changing stuff Thomas Joseph 21 Mar 2015
___ test Jonesin 05 Feb 2015
Kind of test in literature to sum up Irish Times Crosaire 02 Jan 2015
Acid or base indicator
Acid-testing paper
Chem test paper?
Substance in acid tests
Chem test paper?
Type of test
It turns red in acid
Substance in acid tests
It turns red in acid
Acid test material
It turns red in acid
__ test: pH indicator
Word with test or paper
__ test: pH indicator
Kind of test
Word before paper or test
It turns red in acid
___ test
Blue coloring matter
It turns red in acid
It turns blue in an alkali
Chemical indicator
It turns blue in an alkali
Kind of test
Benchmark test
Acid test?
Dye used by chemists
Kind of test
It turns blue in acid
Books and letters providing material for test
Chemical indicator
Dye used by chemists
Kind of test or paper
Kind of paper or test
Acid/base test dye
Acid-base indicator
Acid indicator
___ test
___ paper.
Acid-base indicator.
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