Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - litmus
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Litmus
litmus
noun Etymology: Middle English litmose, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse litmosi herbs used in dyeing, from litr color (akin to Old English wlite brightness, appearance) + mosi moss; akin to Old English mos moss Date: 14th century 1. a coloring matter from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions and is used as an acid-base indicator 2. the critical factor in a ~ test; also ~ test
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n. a dye obtained from lichens that is red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions. Phrases and idioms litmus paper a paper stained with litmus to be used as a test for acids or alkalis. Etymology: ME f. ONorw. litmosi f. ON litr dye + mosi moss ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хим. лакмус litmus paper —- лакмусовая бумага litmus test —- лакмусовая реакция; безошибочный показатель, средство для испытания (чего-л.); оселок ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun; chem. 1) лакмус 2) attr. лакмусовый; - litmus paper LITMUS paper лакмусовая бумага ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n a chemical that turns red when touched by acid, and blue when touched by an alkali ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1325, from O.Norw. litmosi, M.Du. lijkmoes, from leken "to drip, leak" + mos "moss," so called because the blue dye is obtained from lichens. Spelling associated with obsolete Eng. lit "to dye, to stain," from O.N. lita, from litr "color, dye," cognate with O.E. wlite "brightness, beauty," from P.Gmc. *wlitiz. Figurative use of litmus test is first attested 1957, from scientific use of litmus-treated paper as a chemical indicator. Litmus paper with this meaning is from 1803. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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