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acid-base indicator

DEFINITIONS OF: acid-base indicator

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n an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions

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phenolphthalein
a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8
congo red
a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
methyl orange
an azo dye used as an acid-base indicator; used for titrations involving weak bases
litmus, litmus test
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
bromophenol blue, bromphenol blue, tetrabromo-phenolsulfonephthalein
a dye used as an acid-base indicator
bromothymol blue, bromthymol blue
a dye used as an acid-base indicator
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indicator
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
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