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At the hospital, a health care provider might use diagnostic tests to determine if your water has broken, such as the following:
Introducing a small piece of paper, called litmus paper, during a vaginal exam.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
Sleep is just a litmus paper to physical and mental health.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2010
Liquid samples can be tested with detector paper, which is similar to a large piece of litmus paper.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
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First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“Litmus paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litmus%20paper. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
litmus paper
noun
lit·mus paper
ˈlit-məs-
: paper treated with coloring matter that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions
Medical Definition
litmus paper
noun
: paper colored with litmus and used as an acid-base indicator
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