shí​ruǐ

litmus

  • created sense approved 石蕊 · shí​ruǐ · litmus — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    石蕊

    shí​ruǐ

    litmus

    (bound form) A blue powder derived from certain lichens, used in chemistry as an indicator that turns red in acids and blue in bases.

    石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 蕊 (literal) → 蕊 · ruǐ · stamen or pistil

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  • created sense approved 石蕊 · shí​ruǐ · reindeer moss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    石蕊

    shí​ruǐ

    reindeer moss

    A type of grayish-white or grayish-green lichen that typically grows in cold alpine regions.

    石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 蕊 (literal) → 蕊 · ruǐ · stamen or pistil

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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