turmeric paper

noun

Paper impregnated with turmeric, used as a test of acidity. For alkaline substances, it is changed from yellow to brown.

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Meanings

nounturmeric paper (countable and uncountable, plural turmeric papers)

plural turmeric papers

  1. countableuncountablechemistryPaper impregnated with turmeric, used as a test of acidity. For alkaline substances, it is changed from yellow to brown.
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