litmus paper

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpapel de tornasol

Françaispapier de tournesol

DeutschLackmuspapier

17 more languages

العربيةوَرَقَة عَبَّاد اَلشَّمْس

Češtinalakmusový papírek

Ελληνικάχάρτης ηλιοτροπίου χαρτί ηλιοτροπίου

Suomilakmuspaperi

עבריתנייר לקמוס

Magyarlakmuszpapír

Italianocartina tornasole

日本語リトマス紙リトマス試験紙

ქართულილაკმუსის ქაღალდი

한국어리트머스 시험지 리트머스 종이

Bahasa Melayukertas litmus

Nederlandslakmoespapier lakmoespapiertje

Polskipapierek lakmusowy

Portuguêspapel de tornassol

Русскийлакмусовая бумага

Svenskalackmuspapper

Türkçeturnusol kâğıdı

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

litmus test litogen Litong litoptern litoral Litorid

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