litmus paper
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The best way to confirm that the solution is neutralized is with litmus paper.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
Watson recalls one telling advertising campaign: posters printed on litmus paper that said: “When acid rain is falling, you should see red” – offering a vivid illustration of the problem.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2020
Less lofty in style than much of what Hindemith has written recently, it is tautly constructed, as responsive to the text's moods as litmus paper to acid.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is easy enough to say, with Elmer Davis, that eminent piece of journalistic litmus paper, that ex-Communists are bores.
From Time Magazine Archive
A method of testing soils for acidity, which has been in use for many years, is the simple litmus paper method.
From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva
