Litmus

What do we mean by litmus?

A water-soluble bluish powder derived from certain lichens that changes to red with increasing acidity and to deeper blue with increasing basicity. noun

A peculiar coloring matter procured from Roccella tinctoria and some other lichens. noun

A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein. noun

Unsized paper saturated with blue or red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies. noun

A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels. noun

A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper. noun

A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test. noun

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 noun

A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.

A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.

A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test.

Words that are spelled similarly to litmus:
litmus, lituus, titmus, limus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word litmus:
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Words that rhyme with litmus:
admit miss, hit miss, permit miss.

Adjectives that are often used to describe litmus:
blue, red, neutral, reddened, moist, commercial, powdered, pink, moistened, sufficient, dye, purified, pure, wet, dry, enough, solid, ordinary, sensitive, sterile, alkaline, damp, colored, pulverized, water, prepared, crushed, satisfactory, sterilized, delicate, neutraltint, reddening.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective litmus:
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Words that sound like litmus:
litmus, lateness, lightness, lettuce, lummus, let us, lotus, lattice, loudness, lewdness, lemus, latus, lamus, latis, litas, litman, leymus, littman, luteous, latas, litheness, laetus, lettice, witness, titmus, loomis, let me, lotis, lushness, let me see, lumis, lemmas, lutece, lutman, limits, lighthouse, lioness, llamas, wetness, linus, lits, lenis, lamas, litigious, limos, lightless, light house, loudmouth, flatness, lowness, lammas, limbless, lomas, litz, hot mess, lamos, liveness, limbus, limas, lostness, lidless, linas, fleetness, lumas, lithos, litta, slightness, lightman, lotas, lanus, leoma, lititz, latinus, limma, low mass, luteus, limbous, lytta, ludus, les mis, lunis, fitness, hotness, whiteness, atmos, titmouse, istmus, white mouse, titmice, lemma, laertes, lemme, latinas, lamaze, leadless, leadman, lectus, lemme see, ledas, lentus.