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Wherein Litmus May Be A Choice Between Red And Blue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LABORATORY

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noun

• a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

• a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

45%11 Can turn litmus paper from blue to red
adjective satellite

• yielding an acid in aqueous solution

45%6Red litmus turns blue in the presence of a base
noun

• a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator

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The Guardian Cryptic13 Dec 2002 Down 12
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