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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪtməs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litmus.wav Forms: litmuses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtməs Etymology: From Middle English litmose, lytmose, litemose, from Old Norse litmosi (“moss used for dyeing”), from lita (“to dye, stain”) + mosi (“moss”), the former from litr (“colour, dye, blee”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, blee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Old English wlite (“appearance, form, brightness, countenance”). More at moss. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|litmose}} Middle English litmose, {{der|en|non|litmosi||moss used for dyeing}} Old Norse litmosi (“moss used for dyeing”), {{com|non|lita|mosi|t1=to dye, stain|t2=moss}} lita (“to dye, stain”) + mosi (“moss”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*wlitiz}} Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wel-||to see}} Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”), {{cog|ang|wlite||appearance, form, brightness, countenance}} Old English wlite (“appearance, form, brightness, countenance”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} litmus (countable and uncountable, plural litmuses)
  1. (uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes Categories (lifeform): Lichens Synonyms (dyestuff from lichen): lacmus Translations (dyestuff from lichen): лакмус (lakmus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 石蕊 (shíruǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), lakmus [masculine] (Czech), lakmoes [neuter] (Dutch), lakmus (Finnish), tournesol [masculine] (French), tornasol [masculine] (Galician), ლაკმუსი (laḳmusi) (Georgian), Lackmus [masculine] (German), ηλιοτρόπιο (iliotrópio) [neuter] (Greek), lakmusz (Hungarian), tornasole [masculine] (Italian), リトマス (ritomasu) (Japanese), lacmus (Latin), лакмус (lakmus) [masculine] (Macedonian), tohu waikawa (Maori), تورنسل (tornesol) (Persian), lakmus [masculine] (Polish), tornassol [masculine] (Portuguese), ла́кмус (lákmus) [masculine] (Russian), tornasol [masculine] (Spanish), lackmus [common-gender] (Swedish), tornasol (Tagalog), turnusol (Turkish), quỳ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-litmus-en-noun-Jn1shEEf Disambiguation of Dyes: 37 25 38 Disambiguation of Lichens: 73 4 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 3 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 6 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 4 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 65 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 61 9 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 8 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 7 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 65 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 68 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 65 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 9 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 65 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 69 5 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 65 7 29 Disambiguation of 'dyestuff from lichen': 88 1 11 Disambiguation of 'dyestuff from lichen': 88 1 11
  2. A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes
    Sense id: en-litmus-en-noun-y9Lcw85O Disambiguation of Dyes: 37 25 38
  3. A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes
    Sense id: en-litmus-en-noun-GwFjvciw Disambiguation of Dyes: 37 25 38 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 6 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: litmus paper, litmus test
Related terms: Roccella tinctoria, Roccella fuciformis, Roccella pygmaea, Roccella phycopsis, Lecanora tartarea, Variolaria dealbata, Ochrolechia parella, Ochrolechia tartarea, Parmotrema tinctorum, Parmelia, Roccella montagnei, Dendrographa leucophoea

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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      "word": "Roccella tinctoria"
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    {
      "word": "Roccella fuciformis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Roccella pygmaea"
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    {
      "word": "Roccella phycopsis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lecanora tartarea"
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    {
      "word": "Variolaria dealbata"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ochrolechia parella"
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    {
      "word": "Ochrolechia tartarea"
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    {
      "word": "Parmotrema tinctorum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Parmelia"
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    {
      "word": "Roccella montagnei"
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      "word": "Dendrographa leucophoea"
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          "litmus test"
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      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "lacmus"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lakmus",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лакмус"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíruǐ",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "石蕊"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lakmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lakmoes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "lakmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tournesol"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tornasol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "laḳmusi",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "ლაკმუსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lackmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "iliotrópio",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ηλιοτρόπιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "lakmusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tornasole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ritomasu",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "リトマス"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "lacmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lakmus",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лакмус"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "tohu waikawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tornesol",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "تورنسل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lakmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tornassol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lákmus",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ла́кмус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tornasol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lackmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "tornasol"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "turnusol"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "dyestuff from lichen",
      "word": "quỳ"
    }
  ],
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    "Litmus test (chemistry)"
  ],
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}

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