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
We are not dealing here," said Acheson, "with the kind of situation where we can go from one country to another with a piece of litmus paper and see whether everything is true blue.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that is not an immutable piece of parchment that judges can apply to laws like litmus paper.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because of its simplicity and fair degree of accuracy, the litmus paper test is still used to a considerable extent in estimating the degree of acidity of certain soils.
From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva
